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title: "Area code 706: Georgia, United States"
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summary: "Area code 706 serves Georgia, United States. Number formats, numbering rules, a live phone validator and the other codes in Georgia."
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# Area code 706: Georgia, United States

Area code 706 serves Georgia, United States. Number formats, numbering rules, a live phone validator and the other codes in Georgia.

NANPA lists 777 central office codes (prefixes) in use in area code 706, held by 51 holders across 112 rate centers.
Southern Bell Tel & Tel holds the most prefixes, 171 (22%). 62% of the prefixes are pooled, which means their thousands-blocks can belong to different companies.
The FCC unwanted-call data has 3,160 complaints on file for 2,612 numbers in 706, most often filed as "Unwanted Calls". These are consumer reports, not findings.

## Facts

- In service since: 1992-05-03
- Time zone: Eastern (E)
- Assigned overlays: 762 (2006-05-16)
- Prefixes in use: 777
- Pooled prefixes: 484 (62%)
- Rate centers: 112
- Companies holding prefixes: 51
- Assignment dates on file: 2001-02-12 to 2023-08-16 (276 prefixes)
- ZIP codes in its places: 130

## Rate centers

| Rate center | Prefixes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| AUGUSTA | 110 | 14% |
| COLUMBUS | 92 | 12% |
| ATHENS | 60 | 8% |
| ROME | 41 | 5% |
| DALTON | 35 | 5% |
| LAGRANGE | 26 | 3% |
| CALHOUN | 14 | 2% |
| WEST POINT | 14 | 2% |
| 104 other rate centers | 385 | 50% |

## Carriers

| Holder | Prefixes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Southern Bell Tel & Tel | 171 | 22% |
| Verizon Wireless | 102 | 13% |
| New Cingular Wireless PCS | 73 | 9% |
| Powertel Atlanta Licenses | 59 | 8% |
| Level 3 Communications | 48 | 6% |
| Windstream Georgia Communications | 41 | 5% |
| 45 other carriers | 283 | 36% |

A prefix holder is the company a code was assigned to, not necessarily a number's current carrier, because numbers can be ported to another company.

## History

- 1947-01-01: Area code 404, named as the parent of 706 in the NANPA report, was in service.
- 1992-05-03: Area code 706 went into service.
- 2006-05-16: Area code 762 went into service as an overlay in the same area as 706.

## Nearest area codes

The area codes closest to 706, measured between the centers of the ZIP code places they serve, are 404 (about 29 miles), 678 (about 30 miles), 943 (about 30 miles), 470 (about 31 miles) and 770 (about 31 miles).

## ZIP codes

130 ZIP codes fall in places that have a rate center in this area code. The places with the most are Columbus, GA (14 ZIP codes), Augusta, GA (13 ZIP codes) and Athens, GA (10 ZIP codes). A ZIP code and an area code are unrelated systems, so a ZIP code can sit in more than one area code and an area code spans many ZIP codes.

## Complaints on file

3,160 complaints for 2,612 numbers. Numbers whose latest complaint falls in each year:

- 2023: 146
- 2024: 178
- 2025: 182

## Questions

### Where is area code 706?

NANPA assigns area code 706 to Georgia, United States.

### In which state does area code 706 sit?

Georgia. 706 is one of 10 area codes the NANPA table assigns to the state.

### Which places does area code 706 cover?

The places with the most ZIP codes among the rate centers in 706 are Columbus, GA, Augusta, GA and Athens, GA. The rate center list on this page shows all of them.

### Who owns area code 706?

NANPA assigns area codes. Within 706, Southern Bell Tel & Tel holds the most prefixes, 171 prefixes or 22%.

### Which time zone does 706 use?

The NANPA NPA report lists the time zone for 706 as Eastern (E).

### What year did 706 enter service?

The NANPA NPA report gives an in-service date of 1992-05-03, so 706 has been in use since 1992.

### Does area code 706 have an overlay?

Yes. 762 (in service 2006-05-16) shares the same area with 706, so numbers from all of them are local to each other.

### Which area codes are nearest to 706?

The area codes closest to 706, measured between the centers of the ZIP code places they serve, are 404 (about 29 miles), 678 (about 30 miles), 943 (about 30 miles), 470 (about 31 miles) and 770 (about 31 miles).

### How many prefixes does area code 706 have?

NANPA's report dated 2026-10-17 lists 777 prefixes in service in 706, spread over 112 rate centers and 51 holders.

### Are there complaints about 706 numbers?

The FCC data on file has 3,160 complaints for 2,612 numbers in 706. They are unverified consumer reports. A number with no complaints on file is not proven safe.

Sources: NANPA central office code report dated 2026-10-17; NANPA NPA report dated 2026-10-18; FCC unwanted-call complaints, data fetched 2026-10-17; ZIP code places from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0).