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Area code 678

Area code 678 serves Georgia, including Atlanta Northeast, Atlanta Northwest and Atlanta (Eastern time). It has been in service since January 6, 1998 and shares its area with 404, 470, 770 and 943.

Numbers starting with 678 drew 2,208 reports to the FTC from Aug 14, 2026 to Nov 11, 2026 and 909 complaints to the FCC since November 2023. The number on your screen can be faked, so a 678 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
January 6, 1998Created from 470
Overlay
Same area as 404, 470, 770, 943
Local calls
Dial 10 digitsArea code needed, even next door
Exchanges in use
785 of 792held by 27 carriers
Projected to run out
3Q 2041NANPA forecast 2026.2

Complaints about 678 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 678. These are counts of what people reported; the agencies do not verify them.

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

2,208

FCC complaints since November 2023

909

Different 678 numbers reported

2,853

FCC complaints naming a 678 number, by month

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

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MonthComplaints
November 202326
December 202324
January 202427
February 202433
March 202435
April 202420
May 202412
June 202428
July 202426
August 202433
September 202422
October 202427
November 202422
December 202423
January 202525
February 202528
March 202531
April 202528
May 202520
June 202533
July 202523
August 202530
September 202516
October 20252
November 202520
December 202517
January 202613
February 202621
March 202613
April 202616
May 202621
June 202625
July 202635
August 202625
September 202641
October 202645

What people said 678 calls were about

Subjects picked in FTC reports, August 14, 2026 to November 11, 2026. 1,176 of 2,208 reports were robocalls.

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SubjectReports
Other1,067
Dropped call or no message288
Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends234
Medical and prescriptions188
Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans)165
Warranties and protection plans66

Most reported 678 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 678

NANPA lists 42 rate centers for 678. 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.
  • Atlanta Northeast285
  • Atlanta Northwest130
  • Atlanta95
  • Atlanta South62
  • Gainesville36
  • Newnan18
  • Buford15
  • Cumming15
  • Conyers14
  • Winder13
  • Adairsville11
  • Covington9
  • Griffin9
  • Carrollton8
  • Cartersville6
  • Cedartown5
  • Villa Rica5
  • Clermont4
  • Flowery Branch4
  • Social Circle4
  • Bogart Statham3
  • Concord3
  • Lula3
  • Rockmart3
Show all 42 rate centers

Canton, Jackson, Monroe, Nelson, Senoia, Temple, Xxxxxxxxxx, Barnesville, Bowdon, Bremen, Buchanan, Grantville, Kingston, Luthersville, Marble Hill, Roopville, Tallapoosa, Zebulon.

Phone companies holding 678 exchanges

Each exchange (the three digits after the area code) is assigned to one carrier. 79% 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 27 carriers

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

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Carrier (legal name)Exchanges
Paetec Itel, LLC159
Bellsouth Telecomm Inc dba Southern Bell Tel & Tel122
Level 3 Communications, LLC - GA95
Powertel Atlanta Licenses, Inc.63
Mcimetro Access Transmission Services LLC - GA56
Metropcs, Inc.56
New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - GA48
Cellco Partnership dba Verizon Wireless - GA36

When today's 678 exchanges were assigned

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

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YearExchanges
200158
200226
20035
200415
200518
200624
200710
20089
200915
20103
20112
20132
20221
20234

Check a 678 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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