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Area code 478

Area code 478 serves Georgia, including Macon, Warner Robins and Dublin (Eastern time). It has been in service since August 1, 2000.

Numbers starting with 478 drew 811 reports to the FTC from Aug 14, 2026 to Nov 11, 2026 and 403 complaints to the FCC since November 2023. The number on your screen can be faked, so a 478 number proves nothing about where a call came from.

Location
GeorgiaAugusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area
Time zone
Eastern
In service since
August 1, 2000Created from 912
Overlay
None: the only code for its area
Local calls
Dial 10 digitsArea code needed, even next door
Exchanges in use
446 of 792held by 54 carriers
Projected to run out
4Q 2048NANPA forecast 2026.2

Complaints about 478 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 478. These are counts of what people reported; the agencies do not verify them.

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

811

FCC complaints since November 2023

403

Different 478 numbers reported

1,141

FCC complaints naming a 478 number, by month

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

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MonthComplaints
November 202310
December 20239
January 202411
February 202413
March 202411
April 202413
May 20247
June 202412
July 20248
August 202410
September 202414
October 20248
November 202416
December 20247
January 202511
February 202513
March 202511
April 20259
May 20253
June 20258
July 20259
August 202510
September 202521
October 20250
November 20252
December 20253
January 20269
February 20267
March 20268
April 202617
May 202610
June 202622
July 202627
August 202614
September 202618
October 202614

What people said 478 calls were about

Subjects picked in FTC reports, August 14, 2026 to November 11, 2026. 501 of 811 reports were robocalls.

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SubjectReports
Other343
Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends183
Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans)106
Medical and prescriptions67
Dropped call or no message45
Warranties and protection plans17

Most reported 478 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 478

NANPA lists 50 rate centers for 478. 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.
  • Macon149
  • Warner Robins50
  • Dublin26
  • Milledgeville19
  • Sandersville13
  • Swainsboro13
  • Cochran10
  • Forsyth10
  • Perry10
  • Eastman9
  • Hawkinsville7
  • Wadley7
  • Centerville (houston)6
  • Fort Valley6
  • Gray6
  • Louisville6
  • Marshallville6
  • Lake Sinclair5
  • Millen5
  • Montezuma5
  • Wrightsville5
  • Byromville4
  • Danville4
  • Gordon4
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Irwinton, Sardis, Byron, Haddock, Ideal, Montrose, Reynolds, Roberta, Toomsboro, Unadilla, Adrian, Bartow, Butler, Cadwell, Cedar Grove, Chester, Davisboro, Dudley, Jeffersonville, Kite, Lizella, Rentz, Twin City, Culloden, Dexter, Midville.

Phone companies holding 478 exchanges

Each exchange (the three digits after the area code) is assigned to one carrier. 66% 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 54 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 & Tel69
Cellco Partnership dba Verizon Wireless - GA51
Onvoy, LLC - GA49
New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - GA38
Powertel Atlanta Licenses, Inc.23
Teleport Communications America, LLC - GA20
Level 3 Communications, LLC - GA19
Windstream Georgia Communications Corp.18

When today's 478 exchanges were assigned

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

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YearExchanges
200112
200218
200318
20045
20052
20067
200710
20088
20094
20106
20118
20124
20132
20143
20152
20166
20174
20184
201911
20208
202127
202214
202317
202412
202524
20269

Check a 478 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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