706
Area code
GA
United States geographic area code, in service since 1992-05-03. Part of the 706/762 overlay complex — ten-digit dialing required.
Statusin service
Introduced1992-05-03
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 2001-02-12, most recent 2023-08-16.
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 | BELLSOUTH TELECOMM INC DBA SOUTHERN BELL TEL & TEL | 171 | 21.4% |
| 02 | CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - GA | 102 | 12.8% |
| 03 | NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - GA | 73 | 9.1% |
| 04 | POWERTEL ATLANTA LICENSES, INC. | 57 | 7.1% |
| 05 | LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - GA | 48 | 6% |
| 06 | WINDSTREAM GEORGIA COMMUNICATIONS CORP. | 41 | 5.1% |
| 07 | WINDSTREAM STANDARD, INC. | 30 | 3.8% |
| 08 | PAETEC ITEL, LLC | 25 | 3.1% |
| 09 | WINDSTREAM GEORGIA, INC. | 23 | 2.9% |
| 10 | ONVOY, LLC - GA | 20 | 2.5% |
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- 2006-10-13 NPA 762 to Overlay NPA 706 Extended Permissive (Georgia)
- 1992-05-03Area code 706 entered service (created from 404).
Planning letters & orders
Primary documents| Date | Document | Subject |
|---|---|---|
| 2006-10-13 | PL-356 ↗ | NPA 762 to Overlay NPA 706 Extended Permissive (Georgia) |
| 2006-05-05 | PL-353 ↗ | NPA 762 to Overlay NPA 706 Extended Permissive (Georgia) |
| 2006-04-10 | PL-352 ↗ | NPA 762 to Overlay NPA 706 Extended Permissive (Georgia) |
| 2006-03-09 | PL-351 ↗ | NPA 762 to Overlay NPA 706 Extended Permissive (Georgia) |
| 2006-02-23 | PL-348 ↗ | NPA 762 to Overlay NPA 706 Extended Permissive (Georgia) |
| 2005-07-29 | PL-346 ↗ | NPA 762 to Overlay NPA 706 (Georgia) |
| 2001-07-13 | PL-288 ↗ | Supplemental Information NPA SPLIT 912/478/229 Georgia |