Get a local business phone number in Carrollton, GA
Carrollton's area codes, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Carrollton number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 770 / 678 / 470
- Exchanges
- 29NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 14
- Population
- 28,306Census 2024 est.
Carrollton area codes
Carrollton, in Carroll County, Georgia, had a Census-estimated population of 28,306 in July 2024. NANPA lists 29 exchanges for its rate center across 4 area codes; 770 has the most (10, 34%). 770 is part of an overlay with 470, 678, and 943, so a new local number in Carrollton may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. Carrollton is in the Eastern time zone.
According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 770 are dialed as ten digits (area code plus number) and toll calls as 1 plus ten digits.
| Area code | Exchanges here | Share | In service since | Overlay with | Time zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 770 | 10 | 34% | 1995 | 470, 678, 943 | Eastern |
| 678 | 8 | 28% | 1998 | 404, 470, 770, 943 | Eastern |
| 470 | 6 | 21% | 2010 | 404, 678, 770, 943 | Eastern |
| 943 | 5 | 17% | 2022 | 404, 470, 678, 470, 678, 770 | Eastern |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file and NPA report, dated 10/01/2026.
Who holds Carrollton phone exchanges
14 carriers hold the 29 exchanges assigned to Carrollton's rate center. Bellsouth Telecomm INC d/b/a Southern Bell Tel & Tel has the most, with 7. 25 of them are pooled codes, which the holder shares with other carriers in blocks of 1,000 numbers. Holding a code means NANPA assigned that block of numbers to the carrier for this rate center; individual numbers may since have been ported elsewhere.
| Carrier (NANPA operating company) | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bellsouth Telecomm INC d/b/a Southern Bell Tel & Tel | 7 | 24% |
| Bandwidth.com CLEC, LLC - Ga | 4 | 14% |
| New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - Ga | 3 | 10% |
| Paetec Itel, LLC | 2 | 6.9% |
| Mcimetro Access Transmission Services LLC | 2 | 6.9% |
| Onvoy Spectrum, LLC | 2 | 6.9% |
| Powertel Atlanta Licenses, INC. | 2 | 6.9% |
| Peerless Network of Georgia, LLC - Ga | 1 | 3.4% |
| Coretel Georgia, INC. - Ga | 1 | 3.4% |
| Dovetel Communications, LLC - Ga | 1 | 3.4% |
| Level 3 Communications, LLC - Ga | 1 | 3.4% |
| Nuso, LLC | 1 | 3.4% |
Carrier names are the operating company (OCN) names on NANPA's utilized central office code file dated 10/01/2026. A carrier holding a code may port numbers to other carriers.
Carrollton phone prefixes
These are the central office codes NANPA records for Carrollton. A caller seeing one of them recognizes a local number. The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2001. 12 of the 29 were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 470 | 729, 764, 868, 879, 943, 946 |
| 678 | 321, 390, 601, 664, 678, 796, 839, 890 |
| 770 | 214, 398, 585, 809, 830, 832, 834, 836, 838, 902 |
| 943 | 258, 289, 295, 318, 900 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
When Carrollton's exchanges were assigned
The table groups Carrollton's exchanges by the decade NANPA recorded them as assigned.
| Decade assigned | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3 | 17% |
| 2010s | 3 | 17% |
| 2020s | 12 | 67% |
Assignment dates as recorded in NANPA's utilized code file; codes without a recorded date are excluded.
What makes a number local to Carrollton
Phone numbers are tied to a rate center, the local calling area used to decide whether a call is local or toll. Carrollton's numbers are rated to the CARROLLTON rate center in NANPA's records. A business number from one of the prefixes above shows up on customers' phones as a Carrollton number.
Keeping an existing Carrollton number costs nothing on Callata, because porting is free; a new number depends on what carriers have open in 770 when you pick it.
The local business market
Carrollton is part of the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area, home to 6.4 million people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 163,103 business establishments in the Atlanta, GA metro area in 2023, employing 2,692,513 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are professional, scientific, and technical services (25,159), retail trade (18,625), and health care and social assistance (18,435).
| Industry | Establishments | Employees | Employees per establishment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Limited-service restaurants | 5,712 | 106,071 | 18.6 |
| Full-service restaurants | 4,920 | 111,102 | 22.6 |
| Offices of real estate agents and brokers | 4,483 | 10,234 | 2.3 |
| Physician practices | 4,250 | 62,808 | 14.8 |
| Law offices | 4,050 | 27,939 | 6.9 |
| Insurance agencies and brokerages | 2,892 | 20,093 | 6.9 |
| Management consulting firms | 2,734 | 25,558 | 9.3 |
| Dental offices | 2,421 | 19,445 | 8.0 |
Selected small-business industries (six-digit NAICS) covered by these guides. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.
A Carrollton number on Callata
Callata Office costs $99 per month for up to 5 people, and each additional user is $20 a month. That covers up to 3 local numbers, calling from a browser or your cell, transcribed voicemail, recorded calls with AI summaries, after-hours routing and E911 on each number.
Porting a number you already use in Carrollton is free, and business texting is available once the carrier registration (10DLC) is approved; the registration carries a one-time $49 fee. Which specific numbers are open in a given area code depends on carrier inventory at the time you sign up.
AI agents are optional: an AI receptionist or scheduler can pick up when the team is busy or closed, take a message, send a text or email, or transfer the call. They draw on prepaid AI minutes ($0.25/minute), disclose that they are AI, and outbound AI calls require prior consent and are limited to 8am–9pm.
A 17-person team is the benchmark here, the rounded average establishment size in the Atlanta, GA metro area. Billed per seat at month-to-month list prices (checked September 28, 2026), RingCentral RingEX Core costs $510.00 a month and Ooma Office Pro $424.15. Callata comes to $339.00 a month for 17 users ($99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user), below both.
| Provider (plan) | Pricing basis | Per month | Per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Callata (Callata Office) | $99 incl. 5 users, $20 per extra user | $339.00 | $4,068.00 |
| Quo (Starter) | $19.00 per user | $323.00 | $3,876.00 |
| Nextiva (Core) | $23.00 per user | $391.00 | $4,692.00 |
| Ooma (Office Pro) | $24.95 per user | $424.15 | $5,089.80 |
| Dialpad (Standard) | $27.00 per user | $459.00 | $5,508.00 |
| RingCentral (RingEX Core) | $30.00 per user | $510.00 | $6,120.00 |
Competitor prices are each vendor's published month-to-month list price per user for its lowest plan that includes business calling and texting, checked September 28, 2026: Quo Starter $19, Nextiva Core $23, Ooma Office Pro $24.95 (Essentials excludes texting; one-time $29.95 activation not included), Dialpad Standard $27, RingCentral RingEX Core $30 ($20 billed annually). Prices exclude taxes and fees and may change; annual contracts lower some competitors' prices.
Frequently asked questions
What area code is Carrollton, GA?
Carrollton has exchanges in 770, 678, 470, and 943; 770 has the most.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Carrollton?
14, holding 29 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Carrollton business number?
Yes. Porting an existing number to Callata is free. Texting from it starts after carrier registration (10DLC), a one-time $49 fee.
How much is a business phone line in Carrollton?
Callata is $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user, with up to 3 local numbers; 17 users come to $339.00 a month. For comparison, 17 users on RingCentral RingEX Core list at $510.00 a month (checked September 28, 2026).