Area code
770
In service
United States · since 1995

Atlanta suburbs

The 1995 split from 404 covering the suburban ring around Atlanta outside Interstate 285, forming the outer part of the "doughnut" with 404 at the center. It shares its geography with overlays 470, 678, and 943.

The essentials Numbering data · NumberResearch · as of 2026-09-18
Place
Atlanta suburbs
Type
geographic
Status
in service
In service since
1995
Projected exhaust
2039 Q1

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 770 is

Atlanta suburbs outside I-285, spanning roughly 29 counties of north Georgia..

Communities served wholly or partly by 770:

MariettaRoswellAlpharettaLawrencevilleSmyrnaDuluth

Suburban/exurban ring; boundary with 404 is roughly I-285.

B · Relationships

How it relates to other codes

The codes 770 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 · 1995 404 Atlanta Split from 404 on 1995-08-01; 770 surrounds 404.
Overlay · 1998 678 Atlanta metro (overlay) Overlays same 404+770 geography.
Overlay · 2001 470 Atlanta metro (overlay) Overlay assigned 2001, activated 2010.
Overlay · 2022 943 Atlanta metro (overlay) Overlay in service 2022-03-15.
What's changing. Overlaid. Part of the five-code Atlanta metro overlay complex (404/470/678/770/943). All 770 prefixes are fully allocated.
C · History

How 770 got here

1995-08-01
Split from 404 to serve Atlanta's suburban ring outside I-285; introduced ten-digit dialing.
Source: Wikipedia
1998-01-01
Overlaid by area code 678, making ten-digit dialing mandatory across the metro.
Source: Wikipedia
2022-03-15
Overlaid by area code 943.
Source: Wikipedia
D · Capacity

How full it is

Prefixes assigned
798
Prefixes available
2
Thousands-blocks assigned
1,860

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 770
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.