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Verified Nov 1, 2026 · Source: NANPA CO Code Assignment Records

CHEROKEE prefixes in area code 828

NANPA records 6 assigned NXX blocks to rate center CHEROKEE in area code 828, 0.8% of the 724 blocks assigned in the code. A rate center is the billing geography a block is allocated to – NANPA truncates the name to ten characters, so read it as a NANPA label rather than a town. 4 holders hold those blocks, the largest being FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS OF THE CAROLINAS INC. - NC (2), CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - NC (2), BALSAMWEST FIBERNET, LLC - NC (1). The earliest assignment on record here is 2002-06-25 and the most recent 2021-01-19. 3 of them are in thousands-block pooling, so those prefixes are shared between carriers in 1,000-number lots. The same rate center name also appears in area codes 256, 325, 580, 620 – overlay codes cover the same geography, so a rate center is served by all of them.

6 assigned blocks – 0.8% of 828
4 holders of record
3 of them pooled in 1,000-number lots

Prefixes assigned here

PrefixHolder of recordAssignedPooledIn service
828-359 BALSAMWEST FIBERNET, LLC - NC 2009-06-29 no yes
828-497 Frontier FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS OF THE CAROLINAS INC. - NC – no yes
828-510 Onvoy ONVOY, LLC - NC 2021-01-19 yes yes
828-554 Frontier FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS OF THE CAROLINAS INC. - NC 2005-07-07 yes yes
828-736 Verizon CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - NC 2002-06-25 no yes
828-788 Verizon CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - NC 2006-03-23 yes yes

The holder is who received the block from the numbering administrator. It is not necessarily the carrier serving a given number: numbers move with their owners, and a pooled block is shared.

Who holds the blocks

HolderBrandBlocksShare here
FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS OF THE CAROLINAS INC. - NC Frontier 2 33.3%
CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - NC Verizon 2 33.3%
BALSAMWEST FIBERNET, LLC - NC – 1 16.7%
ONVOY, LLC - NC Onvoy 1 16.7%

Same rate center in other codes

Overlay codes cover the same geography, so one rate center is served by all of them.

Frequently asked

Which prefixes belong to CHEROKEE in area code 828?

6 blocks: 359, 497, 510, 554, 736, 788. The table above gives the holder of each.

Which carriers have numbers in CHEROKEE?

FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS OF THE CAROLINAS INC. - NC (2 blocks), CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - NC (2 blocks), BALSAMWEST FIBERNET, LLC - NC (1 block), ONVOY, LLC - NC (1 block). These are the holders on record; the carrier actually serving a given number can differ, because numbers move with their owners.

Is CHEROKEE a city?

It is a rate center – the unit NANPA allocates number blocks to. Its name is abbreviated to ten characters and is not necessarily a settlement: we print it as recorded rather than guess at the full name.

Other rate centers in 828

All 724 prefixes in 828