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Area code 706

Area code 706 serves Georgia, including Augusta, Columbus and Athens (Eastern time). It has been in service since May 3, 1992 and shares its area with 762.

Numbers starting with 706 drew 2,314 reports to the FTC from Aug 14, 2026 to Nov 11, 2026 and 831 complaints to the FCC since November 2023. The number on your screen can be faked, so a 706 number proves nothing about where a call came from.

Location
GeorgiaAtlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area and Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Metropolitan Statistical Area
Time zone
Eastern
In service since
May 3, 1992Created from 404
Overlay
Same area as 762
Local calls
Dial 10 digitsArea code needed, even next door
Exchanges in use
777 of 792held by 53 carriers
Projected to run out
4Q 2041NANPA forecast 2026.2

Complaints about 706 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 706. These are counts of what people reported; the agencies do not verify them.

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

2,314

FCC complaints since November 2023

831

Different 706 numbers reported

2,920

FCC complaints naming a 706 number, by month

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

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MonthComplaints
November 202319
December 202317
January 202415
February 202444
March 202414
April 202424
May 202423
June 202417
July 202425
August 202419
September 202422
October 202432
November 202435
December 20247
January 202520
February 202539
March 202538
April 202528
May 202526
June 202524
July 202521
August 202520
September 202521
October 20251
November 20259
December 202515
January 202615
February 202618
March 202625
April 202621
May 202620
June 202625
July 202630
August 202624
September 202636
October 202633

What people said 706 calls were about

Subjects picked in FTC reports, August 14, 2026 to November 11, 2026. 1,634 of 2,314 reports were robocalls.

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SubjectReports
Other1,044
Dropped call or no message316
Reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans)283
Medical and prescriptions233
Calls pretending to be government, businesses, or family and friends224
Warranties and protection plans52

Most reported 706 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 706

NANPA lists 112 rate centers for 706. 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.
  • Augusta110
  • Columbus92
  • Athens60
  • Rome41
  • Dalton35
  • Lagrange26
  • Calhoun14
  • West Point14
  • Rossville12
  • Toccoa12
  • Ellijay11
  • Madison11
  • Eatonton10
  • Braselton9
  • Thomaston9
  • Blairsville8
  • Cornelia8
  • Dawsonville8
  • Summerville8
  • Waynesboro8
  • Cleveland7
  • Commerce7
  • Hartwell7
  • Thomson7
Show all 112 rate centers

Blue Ridge, Clarkesville, Dahlonega, Greensboro, Monticello, Royston, Warrenton, Chatsworth, Cohutta, Hamilton, La Fayette, Rutledge, Trion, Clayton, Colbert, Danielsville, Dillard Mountain City, Elberton, Greenville, Harlem, Hogansville, Jasper, Ringgold, Sparta, Watkinsville, Appling, Big Canoe, Carnesville, Chickamauga, Helen, Hephzibah, Hiawassee, Jefferson, Lavonia, Lyerly, Mccaysville, Pendergrass, Pine Mountain, Suches, Tunnel Hill, Washington, Waverly Hall, Winterville, Xxxxxxxxxx, Batesville, Carlton, Cave Spring, Cusseta, Eastanollee, Franklin, Gay, Gibson, Lakewood, Manchester, Maysville, Metasville, Nicholson, Ranger, Tennga, Trenton, White Plains, Woodbury, Woodland, Wrens, Yatesville, Young Harris, Comer, Crawfordville, Dial, Fairmount, Geneva, High Point, Homer, Ila, Kensington, Lexington, Lincolnton, Maxeys, Menlo, Noble, Rayle, Rising Fawn, Talbotton, Tignall, Union Point, Villanow, Warm Springs, West Brow.

Phone companies holding 706 exchanges

Each exchange (the three digits after the area code) is assigned to one carrier. 62% 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 53 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 & Tel171
Cellco Partnership dba Verizon Wireless - GA102
New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - GA73
Powertel Atlanta Licenses, Inc.59
Level 3 Communications, LLC - GA48
Windstream Georgia Communications Corp.41
Windstream Standard, Inc.30
Paetec Itel, LLC25

When today's 706 exchanges were assigned

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

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YearExchanges
200146
200243
200336
200419
200519
200621
200724
200812
20093
20102
201112
201215
20135
20161
20172
20181
20193
20201
20224
20237

Check a 706 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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