Current 912 area code users will retain their numbers; new users will eventually be assigned the 565 code. The 912 area code, established in 1954, has been split multiple times to accommodate growth.

Guidelines say that an “overlay” area code should be place at least six months before an in-use area code is exhausted. Right now, officials do not have a specific time or date for the introduction of ...

These same cities will soon be using the 565 area code as well as 912." The new area code was introduced after 943 was implemented in metro Atlanta in 2022.

By 2028, Georgia will add the 565 area code as the 912 area code nears exhaustion. Those area codes will serve a swath of Southeast Georgia, including Savannah.

What we don't know: GPSC did not say when the new area code would become active. The backstory: The 912 area code was the second one in Georgia, added in 1954 when 404 was the only one, but the ...

In 2000, the 912 area code was further split utilizing the 229 and 478 area codes. Georgia currently has 10 area codes: 229, 404, 470, 478, 678, 706, 762, 770, 912 and 943.

Georgia has 10 area codes within its boundaries: 229, 404, 470, 678, 706, 762, 770, 912, 943 and, of course, the 478. With the new area code, Georgia will have 11 area codes serving the state.

As for why, it’s a matter of available numbers to call. “Industry officials have determined that the 912 area code will exhaust its potential combinations by the second quarter of 2028.

ATLANTA – Georgia will be getting an 11th area code soon, with the new 565 area code being added as an overlay to the existing 912 area code in the southeastern part of the state, the Georgia ...