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The entire metro Atlanta region with area codes 404, 770, 678, 470, and 943 is a local calling area, one of the largest in the United States, without long-distance charges for calls between area codes. All calls in the area are dialed with ten digits.
The state operated with two area codes until May 3, 1992, when area code 706 was created for the two separate areas outside of the metro Atlanta area. Due to complaints from exurban residents who were to be put in 706, they were moved back into 404, which makes every new area code added to the metro area run out of numbers sooner.
In 1995, Perimeter left area code 404 along with all other telephone exchanges roughly outside I-285, joining area code 770, with newer numbers being area code 678 or most recently 470. All three cities (plus Johns Creek ) route emergency calls to 9-1-1 to a common public-safety answering point operated by ChatComm , which then dispatches the ...
overlaid on area codes 404, 770, 678, and 470; 944: not in use; available for non-geographic assignment easily recognizable code (ERC) 945: Texas (Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex) January 15, 2021: overlaid on 214, 469, and 972; 946: not in use; available for geographic assignment 947: Michigan (Oakland County) September 7, 2002: overlaid on 248; 948
Pages in category "Area codes in Georgia (U.S. state)" ... Area codes 678, 470, and 943; Area codes 706 and 762; Area code 770; Area code 912 This page ...
When it changed to 10 digit dialing people started having to remember area codes all the time. When 770 came out people started writing 7/ as short hand for the area code, so when 678 was introduced it was treated the same way with a 6/. Atlanta had 10 digit dialing before the rest of the country so it's probably not common in most other areas.
This is bordered by area code 334 to the west in Alabama, area code 478 to the east, area code 229 to the south, and metro Atlanta's 404, 678, 770, and 470. It does not border the landline area of 404, only the cellphone area. Additionally, the Yatesville rate center is in area codes 706 and 762, but not adjacent to any other rate centers in ...
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