762 Area Code
The 762 area code serves the northern and west central parts of Georgia, excluding metropolitan Atlanta.
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The 762 area code serves the northern and west central parts of Georgia, excluding metropolitan Atlanta.
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Phone numbers with the 762 prefix originate from the northern and west central parts of Georgia. The numbering plan area is divided into three disconnected geographical regions. One section is in west-central Georgia, around Columbus. The major section wraps from Rome in northwest Georgia, east through the mountains past Dahlonega, meeting its narrowest point at Toccoa, then broadening south to Athens and Augusta. Additionally, the Yatesville rate center is served by area code 762, though it is not adjacent to other 706/762 rate centers.
Area code 762 functions as an overlay to area code 706, serving the same geographic region in Georgia. The 762 area code was assigned on June 24, 2005, to address the exhaustion of prefixes in the 706 numbering plan area. Permissive dialing for the 706/762 territory began on September 3, 2005, and ten-digit dialing became mandatory on April 1, 2007, meaning that callers must dial both the area code and the seven-digit number for all calls within this region.
Area code 762 is a general purpose code which was placed in service on May 16, 2006.
Our Georgia phone number lookup service will analyze the three-digit prefix of any 762 area code phone number and will show which telecommunications company and rate center it was initially assigned to. This prefix code data may help to determine the U.S. carrier, Georgia geographic region, and local calling area associated with the phone number.
Phone numbers follow the following structure under the North American Numbering Plan:
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| Company | Number of Prefixes |
|---|---|
| CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - GA | 6 |
| AT&T CORP. | 2 |
| BANDWIDTH.COM CLEC, LLC - GA | 2 |
| ETC COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C. - GA | 2 |
| POWERTEL ATLANTA LICENSES, INC. | 2 |
| TELEPORT COMMUNICATIONS AMERICA, LLC - GA | 2 |
| METROPCS, INC. | 1 |
| NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - GA | 1 |
| ONVOY, LLC - GA | 1 |
| PEERLESS NETWORK OF GEORGIA, LLC - GA | 1 |
| SPRINT SPECTRUM, L.P. | 1 |
| TELNYX LLC | 1 |
Carrier names have been updated from their original FCC assignments to reflect current companies following mergers, acquisitions, and rebranding. Updates were determined using AI-assisted research and may not be accurate or reflect up to date changes. This data is provided without warranties of accuracy or completeness.
| Rate Center | Number of Prefixes |
|---|---|
| AUGUSTA | 4 |
| COLUMBUS | 4 |
| ATHENS | 2 |
| DALTON | 2 |
| BLUE RIDGE | 1 |
| CALHOUN | 1 |
| CAVESPRING | 1 |
| EATONTON | 1 |
| HELEN | 1 |
| LAGRANGE | 1 |
| PINE MT | 1 |
| ROSSVILLE | 1 |
| ROYSTON | 1 |
| TENNGA | 1 |
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