762
Area code
GA
United States geographic area code, in service since 2006-05-16. Part of the 706/762 overlay complex — ten-digit dialing required.
Statusin service
Introduced2006-05-16
JurisdictionGA, US
Local dialing10D
Time zoneEastern
Last verified2026-09-17
Utilization 49.2% of assignable prefixes assigned
As of 09/17/2026
0%390 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 2008-02-15, most recent 2026-09-14.
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 | ONVOY, LLC - GA | 81 | 20.8% |
| 02 | NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - GA | 54 | 13.8% |
| 03 | POWERTEL ATLANTA LICENSES, INC. | 37 | 9.5% |
| 04 | BANDWIDTH.COM CLEC, LLC - GA | 27 | 6.9% |
| 05 | TON80 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC | 23 | 5.9% |
| 06 | CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - GA | 21 | 5.4% |
| 07 | FRACTEL, LLC | 18 | 4.6% |
| 08 | ONVOY SPECTRUM, LLC | 11 | 2.8% |
| 09 | TELEPORT COMMUNICATIONS AMERICA, LLC - GA | 10 | 2.6% |
| 10 | MULTIPLE OCN LISTING | 10 | 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- 2006-10-13 NPA 762 to Overlay NPA 706 Extended Permissive (Georgia)
- 2006-05-16Area code 762 entered service (created from 706).
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) |