The most populous cities in area code 828 are: Asheville, Hickory, Arden, Morganton, and Hendersonville.
Other cities in the 828 area code include: Boone, Lenoir, Waynesville, Rutherfordton, Sylva, Marion, Forest City, Murphy, Franklin, Brevard, Newton, Spruce Pine, Banner Elk, Granite Falls, Burnsville, Taylorsville, Valdese, Columbus, Cherokee, Highlands, Canton, Weaverville, Bryson City, Claremont, Maiden, Ellenboro, Marshall, Mars Hill, Cashiers, Blowing Rock, Candler, Robbinsville, Elk Park, Clyde, Newland, Hot Springs, Hildebran, Black Mountain, Mooresboro, Maggie Valley, Lake Lure, Andrews, Old Fort, Cullowhee, Swannanoa, Sherrills Ford, Bakersville, Leicester, Catawba, Tryon, Hayesville, Saluda, Sugar Grove, Barnardsville, Fairview, and Fontana Dam.
Asheville is a city in and the county seat of Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States. It is the largest city in Western North Carolina, and the 11th largest city in North Carolina. The city's population was 87,236 according to the 2013 estimates. It is the principal city in the four-county Asheville metropolitan area, with a population of 424,858 in 2010. Asheville is home to the United States National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), the world's largest active archive of weather data.
Hickory is a city located primarily in Catawba County, North Carolina, United States, with parts in adjoining Burke and Caldwell counties. The city's population at the 2010 census was 40,010, with an estimated population in 2013 of 40,361. Hickory is the principal city in the Hickory–Lenoir–Morganton MSA, in which the population at the 2010 census was 365,497 and is also included as part of the Charlotte–Concord Combined Statistical Area.
Arden is an unincorporated community located in southern Buncombe County, North Carolina, in the United States. Arden is approximately considered the area between Skyland and Fletcher near the Henderson County line. Arden's ZIP Code is 28704. Its Post Office serves Royal Pines and Avery Creek census designated places to the east and west of the Post Office itself. Arden is part of the Asheville Metropolitan Statistical Area.Arden is home to Glen Arden Elementary school, located at 50 Pinehurst Cir, Arden, NC 28704. Arden is also home to Christ School, a private boys Episcopal school.The Blake House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.
The 828 area code lies within the Eastern Daylight Time Zone (or EDT). The current time in Eastern Daylight Time is 5:02 AM on Dec 20, 2022.