CHARLESTON prefixes in area code 423
NANPA records 9 assigned NXX blocks to rate center CHARLESTON in area code 423, 1.2% of the 764 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. 5 holders hold those blocks, the largest being POWERTEL ATLANTA LICENSES, INC. (3), TELEPORT COMMUNICATIONS AMERICA, LLC - TN (2), BELLSOUTH TELECOMM INC DBA SOUTH CENTRAL BELL TEL (2). The earliest assignment on record here is 2004-10-26 and the most recent 2025-09-25. 8 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 217, 447, 479, 573 – overlay codes cover the same geography, so a rate center is served by all of them.
Prefixes assigned here
| Prefix | Holder of record | Assigned | Pooled | In service |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 423-219 | AT&T TELEPORT COMMUNICATIONS AMERICA, LLC - TN | 2019-10-01 | yes | yes |
| 423-336 | AT&T BELLSOUTH TELECOMM INC DBA SOUTH CENTRAL BELL TEL | – | no | yes |
| 423-665 | Lumen LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - TN | 2004-10-26 | yes | yes |
| 423-780 | AT&T BELLSOUTH TELECOMM INC DBA SOUTH CENTRAL BELL TEL | – | yes | yes |
| 423-810 | AT&T TELEPORT COMMUNICATIONS AMERICA, LLC - TN | 2015-08-03 | yes | yes |
| 423-829 | AT&T NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - GA | – | yes | yes |
| 423-898 | T-Mobile POWERTEL ATLANTA LICENSES, INC. | 2023-10-12 | yes | yes |
| 423-951 | T-Mobile POWERTEL ATLANTA LICENSES, INC. | 2024-06-06 | yes | yes |
| 423-996 | T-Mobile POWERTEL ATLANTA LICENSES, INC. | 2025-09-25 | 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
| Holder | Brand | Blocks | Share here |
|---|---|---|---|
| POWERTEL ATLANTA LICENSES, INC. | T-Mobile | 3 | 33.3% |
| TELEPORT COMMUNICATIONS AMERICA, LLC - TN | AT&T | 2 | 22.2% |
| BELLSOUTH TELECOMM INC DBA SOUTH CENTRAL BELL TEL | AT&T | 2 | 22.2% |
| LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - TN | Lumen | 1 | 11.1% |
| NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - GA | AT&T | 1 | 11.1% |
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 CHARLESTON in area code 423?
9 blocks: 219, 336, 665, 780, 810, 829, 898, 951, 996. The table above gives the holder of each.
Which carriers have numbers in CHARLESTON?
POWERTEL ATLANTA LICENSES, INC. (3 blocks), TELEPORT COMMUNICATIONS AMERICA, LLC - TN (2 blocks), BELLSOUTH TELECOMM INC DBA SOUTH CENTRAL BELL TEL (2 blocks), LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - TN (1 block), NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - GA (1 block). These are the holders on record; the carrier actually serving a given number can differ, because numbers move with their owners.
Is CHARLESTON 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.