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229 Area Code

Area code 229 serves Albany, Valdosta, Thomasville, Tifton, Americus and nearby communities in Georgia. It has been in service since August 1, 2000, when it was split from 912.

StateGeorgia
Time zoneEastern
Local time now…
Prefixes in use685
Projected to run out2029 ⚠︎
AlbanyValdostaThomasvilleTiftonAmericusMoultrieBainbridgeGeorgetownCairoCordeleFitzgeraldBemissAdelMcRae-HelenaSylvesterBlakelyNashvilleAlbanyValdostaAmericusMoultrieBainbridgeGeorgetown
Cities and towns served by area code 229

Who issues 229 numbers

Mobile 35%VoIP and cable 19%Landline 46%

Share of the 685 prefixes (the three digits after 229) assigned to each type of carrier. Classification by carrier name, approximate.

CarrierPrefixes
AT&T Mobility139
Windstream91
Onvoy (Sinch)85
Southern Bell Tel & Tel76
Verizon Wireless70
Mcc Telephony49
T-Mobile27
Lumen (Level 3)25

Cities and towns in area code 229

CityPopulationOther area codes
Albany66,907
Valdosta56,186
Thomasville18,667
Tifton17,595
Americus15,617
Moultrie14,973
Bainbridge14,606
Georgetown11,606
Cairo10,150
Cordele9,652
Fitzgerald8,882
Bemiss8,464
Adel5,854
McRae-Helena5,443
Sylvester5,430
Blakely5,156
Nashville5,038

Got a call from 229?

A 229 number was originally issued in Georgia, but that does not prove the caller is there. 19% of 229 prefixes belong to VoIP and cable providers, whose numbers can be bought online and used from anywhere. Caller ID can also be spoofed, so treat urgent requests for money, codes or passwords from any area code with suspicion, and call back on a number you already know.

All 685 prefixes in area code 229

Format: (229) XXX-YYYY. Carrier is the company the block was originally assigned to; numbers may since have been ported to another carrier.

Questions about area code 229

Where is area code 229?
Area code 229 is in Georgia. It covers Albany, Valdosta, Thomasville, Tifton, Americus, Moultrie and 11 more cities and towns.
What time zone is area code 229?
Area code 229 is in the Eastern time zone.
Is 229 a toll-free number?
No. 229 is a geographic area code in Georgia. Toll-free numbers in the US start with 800, 833, 844, 855, 866, 877 or 888.
Will area code 229 run out of numbers?
NANPA's latest forecast projects area code 229 to exhaust in the fourth quarter of 2029. Before that happens, a new area code is usually added as an overlay; existing numbers keep their code.

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