Area code

GA

United States geographic area code, in service since 1947-01-01. Part of the 404/470/678/943 overlay complex — ten-digit dialing required.

Created 706. Created 770.

Statusin service

Introduced1947-01-01

JurisdictionGA, US

Local dialing10D

Time zoneEastern

Last verified2026-09-17

Utilization 101% of assignable prefixes assigned As of 09/17/2026

0%800 of ~792 assignable NXX values (200–999 excl. N11)100%

Prefix-level assignment does not equal number-level exhaustion; thousands-block pooling extends capacity. First assignment on record 2001-01-19, most recent 2025-05-15.

Area codes serve rate-center geographies, not municipal boundaries. “GA” identifies the jurisdiction, not an exact city footprint.

Top assignees

Ranked by assigned prefixes · initial assignee ≠ current carrier

Largest initial assignees in area code 404
Rank	Assignee	Prefixes	Share
01	BELLSOUTH TELECOMM INC DBA SOUTHERN BELL TEL & TEL	293	36.6%
02	POWERTEL ATLANTA LICENSES, INC.	132	16.5%
03	NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - GA	90	11.3%
04	CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - GA	90	11.3%
05	ONVOY, LLC - GA	23	2.9%
06	METROPCS, INC.	19	2.4%
07	MCIMETRO ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES LLC - GA	18	2.3%
08	AMERICAN MESSAGING SERVICES, LLC	17	2.1%
09	TELEPORT COMMUNICATIONS AMERICA, LLC - GA	13	1.6%
10	PAETEC ITEL, LLC	13	1.6%

Important: these are initial assignees from NANPA CO-code records — the carrier a prefix was originally assigned to. Because of number portability, the current serving carrier of any individual number may differ.

Change history

Recorded events for this NPA

2021-05-10 NPA 943 to Overlay NPA 404/470/678/770 (Georgia) supersedes PL-555 overlay
2001-03-28 NPA 470 To Overlay NPAs 404, 678, and 770 (Georgia) overlay
1947-01-01Area code 404 entered service.

Planning letters & orders

Primary documents

NANPA planning letters for area code 404
Date	Document	Subject
2021-05-10	PL-559 ↗	NPA 943 to Overlay NPA 404/470/678/770 (Georgia) supersedes PL-555
2020-12-23	PL-555 ↗	Assignment of 943 to overlay 404/470/678/770 (Georgia)

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