GA
United States geographic area code, in service since 2010-02-26. Part of the 404/470/678/770/943 overlay complex — ten-digit dialing required.
Split from 678. Created 678. Created 943. Overlaid with 678 .
Prefix-level assignment does not equal number-level exhaustion; thousands-block pooling extends capacity. First assignment on record 2010-03-05, most recent 2024-01-02.
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| Rank | Assignee | Prefixes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - GA | 183 | 22.9% |
| 02 | NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - GA | 98 | 12.3% |
| 03 | POWERTEL ATLANTA LICENSES, INC. | 94 | 11.8% |
| 04 | BANDWIDTH.COM CLEC, LLC - GA | 79 | 9.9% |
| 05 | ONVOY, LLC - GA | 73 | 9.1% |
| 06 | TELEPORT COMMUNICATIONS AMERICA, LLC - GA | 37 | 4.6% |
| 07 | BELLSOUTH TELECOMM INC DBA SOUTHERN BELL TEL & TEL | 28 | 3.5% |
| 08 | COMCAST IP PHONE, LLC | 27 | 3.4% |
| 09 | LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - GA | 22 | 2.8% |
| 10 | PEERLESS NETWORK OF GEORGIA, LLC - GA | 21 | 2.6% |
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- 2001-03-28 NPA 470 To Overlay NPAs 404, 678, and 770 (Georgia)
- 2010-02-26Area code 470 entered service (created from 678).
Planning letters & orders
Primary documents| Date | Document | Subject |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-05-10 | PL-559 ↗ | NPA 943 to Overlay NPA 404/470/678/770 (Georgia) supersedes PL-555 |
| 2001-03-28 | PL-269 ↗ | NPA 470 To Overlay NPAs 404, 678, and 770 (Georgia) |