912
Area code
GA
United States geographic area code, in service since 1954-01-01. Part of the 565/912 overlay complex — ten-digit dialing required. NANPA has flagged this area code for relief planning.
Statusin service
Introduced1954-01-01
JurisdictionGA, US
Local dialing10D
Time zoneEastern
ReliefPlanning
Last verified2026-09-17
Utilization 93.6% of assignable prefixes assigned
As of 09/17/2026
0%741 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 2001-01-31, most recent 2026-09-10.
Relief planning is under way for area code 912.
No planning letter has been issued yet for this cycle — this page will be updated the day one is published. Subscribe to the change-event feed to be notified.
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 | NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - GA | 155 | 20.9% |
| 02 | CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - GA | 87 | 11.7% |
| 03 | BELLSOUTH TELECOMM INC DBA SOUTHERN BELL TEL & TEL | 84 | 11.3% |
| 04 | ONVOY, LLC - GA | 49 | 6.6% |
| 05 | POWERTEL ATLANTA LICENSES, INC. | 39 | 5.3% |
| 06 | BANDWIDTH.COM CLEC, LLC - GA | 23 | 3.1% |
| 07 | LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - GA | 22 | 3% |
| 08 | GEORGIA WINDSTREAM, INC. | 22 | 3% |
| 09 | SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES, INC. | 19 | 2.6% |
| 10 | COMCAST IP PHONE, LLC | 19 | 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- 2026-09-04 NPA 565 to Overlay NPA 912 (Georgia)
- 1954-01-01Area code 912 entered service.
Planning letters & orders
Primary documents| Date | Document | Subject |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-04 | PL-637 ↗ | NPA 565 to Overlay NPA 912 (Georgia) |
| 2021-01-08 | PL-556 ↗ | Transition to 10-digit dialing (for 988 as 3-digit access to National Suicide Prevention Lifeline) – supersedes PL-544 |
| 2020-08-17 | PL-544 ↗ | Transition to 10-digit dialing (for 988 as 3-digit access to National Suicide Prevention Hotline |
| 2001-07-13 | PL-288 ↗ | Supplemental Information NPA SPLIT 912/478/229 Georgia |
| 1999-12-06 | PL-202 ↗ | 912 NPA split, Creating 229 and 478 NPAs - Georgia |