770
Area code
GA
United States geographic area code, in service since 1995-08-01. Part of the 470/678/770/943 overlay complex — ten-digit dialing required.
Split from 404.
Statusin service
Introduced1995-08-01
JurisdictionGA, US
Local dialing10D
Time zoneEastern
Last verified2026-09-17
Utilization 100.8% of assignable prefixes assigned
As of 09/17/2026
0%798 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 2001-01-16, most recent 2026-05-19.
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 | 429 | 53.8% |
| 02 | NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - GA | 53 | 6.6% |
| 03 | CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - GA | 45 | 5.6% |
| 04 | TELEPORT COMMUNICATIONS AMERICA, LLC - GA | 36 | 4.5% |
| 05 | COMCAST IP PHONE, LLC | 35 | 4.4% |
| 06 | PAETEC ITEL, LLC | 28 | 3.5% |
| 07 | MCIMETRO ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES LLC - GA | 24 | 3% |
| 08 | ONVOY, LLC - GA | 21 | 2.6% |
| 09 | SPOK, INC. | 16 | 2% |
| 10 | POWERTEL ATLANTA LICENSES, INC. | 15 | 1.9% |
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- 1997-03-20 Declaration of Jeopardy Situation in NPA 770 (Georgia) jeopardy
- 1995-08-01Area code 770 entered service (created from 404).
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 |
| 2020-12-23 | PL-555 ↗ | Assignment of 943 to overlay 404/470/678/770 (Georgia) |
| 1995-06-22 | IL-95-06-008 ↗ | NANP-SPLIT OF 404 (GEORGIA) NUMBERING PLAN AREA (NPA) |