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Area Code Overview
Area code 478 is a geographic telephone area code in Georgia that went into service on August 1, 2000. The geographic regions covered by this area code overlay has a population of approximately 679,534.
Overlay and Dialing Rules
- Area Code: 478
- State: Georgia
- Type: General Purpose Code
- In Service Date: August 1, 2000
- Overlay Complex: 478
- Local Dialing Plan: This area does require you to dial the area code when calling locally.
Estimated Number of Assigned Phone Numbers in Area Code 478
This area code is ranked 237th out of 363 nationwide in estimated assigned phone numbers. Within the state territory it serves, it is ranked 8th out of 10.
3,779,000
Estimated Service-Type Mix of Assigned Phone Numbers in Area Code 478
Wireless
1,241,000 assigned
32.84%
Wireline and VoIP
2,013,000 assigned
53.27%
Other / Unclassified
525,000 assigned
13.89%
Estimated Share of Wireless Numbers Originally Assigned to Each Carrier in Area Code 478
Estimated assigned wireless phone numbers: 1,241,000
Numbers may later be ported to another carrier, but this chart reflects original number assignment, not current subscriber share.
AT&T Wireless 499,000 (40.21%)
Verizon Wireless 464,000 (37.39%)
T-Mobile 274,000 (22.08%)
PUBLIC SERVICE WIRELESS SERVICES, INC. 3,000 (0.24%)
Optimum Mobile 1,000 (0.08%)
Estimated Share of Wireline and VoIP Numbers Originally Assigned to Each Carrier in Area Code 478
Estimated assigned wireline and VoIP phone numbers: 2,013,000
Bandwidth 168,000 (8.35%)
WINDSTREAM GEORGIA COMMUNICATIONS CORP. 163,000 (8.10%)
PAETEC ITEL, LLC 117,000 (5.81%)
Comcast Business 77,000 (3.83%)
WINDSTREAM ACCUCOMM TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. 40,000 (1.99%)
COMSOUTH TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. 30,000 (1.49%)
WINDSTREAM GEORGIA, INC. 30,000 (1.49%)
Other / Unclassified Assigned Numbering in Area Code 478
Estimated assigned other or unclassified phone numbers: 525,000
TELEPORT COMMUNICATIONS AMERICA, LLC - GA 201,000 (38.29%)
GEORGIA WINDSTREAM, INC. 60,000 (11.43%)
PINELAND TEL. COOP., INC. 60,000 (11.43%)
PUBLIC SERVICE TEL. CO. 60,000 (11.43%)
PROGRESSIVE RURAL TEL. COOP., INC. 40,000 (7.62%)
COMSOUTH TELENET, INC. - GA 35,000 (6.67%)
SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES, INC. 16,000 (3.05%)
BROADRIVER COMMUNICATION CORPORATION - GA 12,000 (2.29%)
TON80 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC 12,000 (2.29%)
FRACTEL, LLC 9,000 (1.71%)
PINELAND COMMUNICATIONS, INC. - GA 7,000 (1.33%)
HD CARRIER LLC 4,000 (0.76%)
Cities and Towns in Area Code 478
Adrian, Georgia Bartow, Georgia Butler, Georgia Byromville, Georgia Byron, Georgia Cadwell, Georgia Cedar Grove, Georgia Centerville, Georgia Chester, Georgia Cochran, Georgia Culloden, Georgia Danville, Georgia Davisboro, Georgia Dexter, Georgia Dublin, Georgia Dudley, Georgia Eastman, Georgia Forsyth, Georgia Fort Valley, Georgia Gordon, Georgia Gray, Georgia Haddock, Georgia Hawkinsville, Georgia Ideal, Georgia Irwinton, Georgia Jeffersonville, Georgia Kite, Georgia Lake Sinclair, Georgia Lizella, Georgia Louisville, Georgia Macon, Georgia Marshallville, Georgia Midville, Georgia Milledgeville, Georgia Millen, Georgia Montezuma, Georgia Montrose, Georgia Perry, Georgia Rentz, Georgia Reynolds, Georgia Roberta, Georgia Sandersville, Georgia Sardis, Georgia Swainsboro, Georgia Toomsboro, Georgia Twin City, Georgia Unadilla, Georgia Wadley, Georgia Warner Robins, Georgia Wrightsville, Georgia How These Figures Were Built
These figures are estimates based on public phone-number assignment records. They are meant to show the likely mix of assigned phone numbers associated with area code 478, not live customer counts.
Some providers may have assigned phone numbers tied to this area code even if they do not actively market or sell service locally. These figures reflect public number-assignment records, not confirmed local service availability.
They also do not reflect number portability at the individual phone-number level, so some numbers may now be used on a different network or by a different provider than the original assignment records suggest.
Population data and locality matching provided by GeoNames.
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