Area codes 706 and 762, Telephone prefix in Georgia, US.
Area codes 706 and 762 cover three separate geographic sections in northern and west central Georgia, reaching from mountain towns to mid-sized cities across a broad swath of the state. These prefixes serve areas beyond the Atlanta metro perimeter, linking counties between the Appalachian foothills and the central plains.
The prefix 706 was created in 1992 when the original 404 code, which served all of Georgia since 1947, was divided to accommodate growing demand. The secondary code 762 was added later as an overlay to provide additional number capacity across the same territory.
These area codes connect communities across fifty counties, including major educational centers like Athens with the University of Georgia.
All local calls within these prefix regions require dialing the full ten digits, including the area code, even when calling within the same town. This rule applies to both landlines and mobile devices registered in the covered territory.
The Yatesville rate center creates a geographical anomaly by sharing borders with area code 770 to the north and area code 478 on three sides.
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