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Area code 404

Area code 404 serves Georgia, including Atlanta and Xxxxxxxxxx (Eastern time). It has been in service since January 1, 1947 and shares its area with 470, 678 and 943.

Numbers starting with 404 drew 2,167 reports to the FTC from Aug 14, 2026 to Nov 11, 2026 and 875 complaints to the FCC since November 2023. The number on your screen can be faked, so a 404 number proves nothing about where a call came from.

Location
GeorgiaAtlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area
Time zone
Eastern
In service since
January 1, 1947
Overlay
Same area as 470, 678, 943
Local calls
Dial 10 digitsArea code needed, even next door
Exchanges in use
784 of 792held by 29 carriers
Projected to run out
3Q 2041NANPA forecast 2026.2

Complaints about 404 numbers

Reports where the number on the consumer's caller ID (or, for the FCC, the number the caller asked them to call back) starts with 404. These are counts of what people reported; the agencies do not verify them.

FTC reports, Aug 14, 2026 to Nov 11, 2026

2,167

FCC complaints since November 2023

875

Different 404 numbers reported

2,758

FCC complaints naming a 404 number, by month

November 2023 to October 2026. Source: FCC Consumer Complaints Data.

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MonthComplaints
November 202323
December 202319
January 202439
February 202423
March 202413
April 202422
May 202426
June 202421
July 202429
August 202417
September 202423
October 202438
November 202426
December 202412
January 202522
February 202522
March 202525
April 202524
May 202528
June 202524
July 202527
August 202535
September 202525
October 20250
November 202514
December 202536
January 202620
February 202618
March 202623
April 202619
May 202627
June 202628
July 202625
August 202634
September 202632
October 202628

What people said 404 calls were about

Subjects picked in FTC reports, August 14, 2026 to November 11, 2026. 1,479 of 2,167 reports were robocalls.

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SubjectReports
Other739
Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends394
Medical and prescriptions256
Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans)182
Dropped call or no message143
Warranties and protection plans94

Most reported 404 numbers

Numbers with at least five reports from three or more places in the last twelve months. Many of them are likely spoofed.

Places served by 404

NANPA lists 2 rate centers for 404. A rate center is the town or district a block of numbers is tied to for billing; sorted here by how many exchanges each holds.
  • Atlanta781
  • Xxxxxxxxxx3

Phone companies holding 404 exchanges

Each exchange (the three digits after the area code) is assigned to one carrier. 49% of these exchanges are pooled: their numbers are handed out in blocks of 1,000 to other carriers, so the holder below is not always the company serving a given number.

Exchanges held, top 8 of 29 carriers

NANPA central office code assignments, file of November 11, 2026.

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Carrier (legal name)Exchanges
Bellsouth Telecomm Inc dba Southern Bell Tel & Tel292
Powertel Atlanta Licenses, Inc.132
Cellco Partnership dba Verizon Wireless - GA90
New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - GA90
Onvoy, LLC - GA23
Metropcs, Inc.19
Mcimetro Access Transmission Services LLC - GA18
American Messaging Services, LLC17

When today's 404 exchanges were assigned

Exchanges still assigned, by year of assignment. Exchanges returned since are not counted.

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YearExchanges
200135
200211
20032
20049
20058
20067
20074
200813
20099
201019
201133
201230
201315
20152
20198
20204
20211
20228
202312
20251

Check a 404 number

A check shows the carrier and rate center of the number's exchange and every FTC and FCC report about that exact number. Why the number on screen can be fake.

Other area codes in Georgia

NANPA area code database and central office code file of November 11, 2026; FCC complaints November 1, 2023 to November 11, 2026; FTC reports August 14, 2026 to November 11, 2026. How the data is used.

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