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Area code
229
In service
United States · since 2000

Southwest Georgia (Albany)

Split from 912 in the 2000 three-way division of southern Georgia, serving southwest Georgia around Albany and Valdosta. It is a stand-alone code not projected to need relief until 2029.

The essentials Numbering data · NumberResearch · as of 2026-09-18
Place
Southwest Georgia (Albany)
Type
geographic
Status
in service
In service since
2000
Projected exhaust
2029 Q4

Status, dates and counts are read from NumberResearch (NANPA / CNAC / FCC records). Assignment records show initial assignees, not the carrier serving a number today.

A · Where it is

Where 229 is

Southwest Georgia — 36+ counties around Albany..

Communities served wholly or partly by 229:

AlbanyValdostaAmericusThomasvilleTifton
B · Relationships

How it relates to other codes

The codes 229 was split from, spawned, or shares its area with. A split divides the map and changes some numbers; an overlay shares the same ground and changes none — what's the difference?

Split from · 2000 912 Savannah & coastal Georgia Split from 912 in the 2000-08-01 three-way split (912/229/478).
Related · 2000 478 Central Georgia (Macon) Sibling code created in the same 2000 three-way split of 912.
What's changing. Stand-alone code; per October 2021 forecasts, no relief expected until 2029.
C · History

How 229 got here

2000-08-01
Created for southwest Georgia (Albany) in the three-way split of 912.
Source: Wikipedia
2001-08-01
End of one-year permissive dialing period.
Source: Wikipedia
D · Capacity

How full it is

Prefixes assigned
709
Prefixes available
91
Thousands-blocks assigned
3,626

Prefix-assignment counts describe allocation to carriers, not how many individual numbers are in use. Full technical records: NumberResearch ↗.

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Sources
Wikipedia ↗
Area code 229
NumberResearch.org ↗
Live status, dates, assignment counts and exhaust forecast — data as of 2026-09-18 (CC BY 4.0).

Place, relationships and history above are compiled by North American Numbers from the sources listed and last checked 2026-09-18. A check date is not an expert review — see how this is made. Flag an error.