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Area code 470

Area code 470 serves Georgia, including Atlanta, Atlanta Northeast and Atlanta Northwest (Eastern time). It has been in service since February 26, 2010 and shares its area with 404, 678, 770 and 943.

Numbers starting with 470 drew 3,257 reports to the FTC from Aug 14, 2026 to Nov 11, 2026 and 1,442 complaints to the FCC since November 2023. The number on your screen can be faked, so a 470 number proves nothing about where a call came from.

Location
Georgia(atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area) and Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area
Time zone
Eastern
In service since
February 26, 2010Created from 678
Overlay
Same area as 404, 678, 770, 943
Local calls
Dial 10 digitsArea code needed, even next door
Exchanges in use
786 of 792held by 44 carriers
Projected to run out
3Q 2041NANPA forecast 2026.2

Complaints about 470 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 470. These are counts of what people reported; the agencies do not verify them.

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

3,257

FCC complaints since November 2023

1,442

Different 470 numbers reported

4,285

FCC complaints naming a 470 number, by month

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

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MonthComplaints
November 202331
December 202321
January 202430
February 202424
March 202423
April 202436
May 202432
June 202445
July 202439
August 202451
September 202448
October 202450
November 202438
December 202442
January 202561
February 202540
March 202541
April 202520
May 202528
June 202527
July 202530
August 202527
September 202529
October 20251
November 202515
December 202521
January 202629
February 202623
March 202646
April 202665
May 202639
June 202652
July 202659
August 202660
September 202659
October 2026110

What people said 470 calls were about

Subjects picked in FTC reports, August 14, 2026 to November 11, 2026. 2,294 of 3,257 reports were robocalls.

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SubjectReports
Other1,194
Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans)1,031
Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends375
Dropped call or no message188
Medical and prescriptions141
Lotteries, prizes, and sweepstakes31

Most reported 470 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 470

NANPA lists 41 rate centers for 470. 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.
  • Atlanta232
  • Atlanta Northeast197
  • Atlanta Northwest66
  • Atlanta South39
  • Winder29
  • Gainesville23
  • Cumming19
  • Buford16
  • Conyers12
  • Adairsville11
  • Griffin10
  • Newnan10
  • Cartersville9
  • Covington9
  • Social Circle9
  • Cedartown7
  • Flowery Branch7
  • Carrollton6
  • Rockmart6
  • Bowdon5
  • Villa Rica5
  • Barnesville4
  • Bogart Statham4
  • Grantville4
Show all 41 rate centers

Luthersville, Zebulon, Bremen, Canton, Clermont, Concord, Jackson, Kingston, Senoia, Tallapoosa, Temple, Buchanan, Fairmount, Lula, Monroe, Nelson, Roopville.

Phone companies holding 470 exchanges

Each exchange (the three digits after the area code) is assigned to one carrier. 100% 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 44 carriers

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

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Carrier (legal name)Exchanges
Cellco Partnership dba Verizon Wireless - GA183
New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - GA98
Powertel Atlanta Licenses, Inc.94
Bandwidth.com CLEC, LLC - GA79
Onvoy, LLC - GA73
Teleport Communications America, LLC - GA37
Bellsouth Telecomm Inc dba Southern Bell Tel & Tel28
Comcast IP Phone, LLC27

When today's 470 exchanges were assigned

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

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YearExchanges
201010
201129
201242
201321
201476
201558
201657
201782
201856
201967
202096
2021103
202244
202311
20241

Check a 470 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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