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Eatonton's area codes, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Eatonton number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 706 / 762
- Exchanges
- 14NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 11
- Population
- 6,641Census 2024 est.
Eatonton area codes
Eatonton city is a Census place in Putnam County, Georgia, with an estimated 6,641 residents in 2024. NANPA lists 14 exchanges for its rate center across 2 area codes; 706 has the most (10, 71%). 706 is part of an overlay with 762, so a new local number in Eatonton may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. Eatonton is in the Eastern time zone.
According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 706 are dialed as ten digits (area code plus number) and toll calls as 1 plus ten digits.
Eatonton exchanges by carrier
11 carriers hold the 14 exchanges assigned to Eatonton's rate center. Bellsouth Telecomm INC d/b/a Southern Bell Tel & Tel has the most, with 3. 12 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 | 3 | 21% |
| Level 3 Communications, LLC - Ga | 2 | 14% |
| New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - Ga | 1 | 7.1% |
| Paetec Itel, LLC | 1 | 7.1% |
| Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless - Ga | 1 | 7.1% |
| Peerless Network of Georgia, LLC - Ga | 1 | 7.1% |
| Broadriver Communication Corporation | 1 | 7.1% |
| Comsouth Telenet, INC. - Ga | 1 | 7.1% |
| Bandwidth.com CLEC, LLC - Ga | 1 | 7.1% |
| Onvoy, LLC - Ga | 1 | 7.1% |
| Telnyx LLC | 1 | 7.1% |
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.
Exchanges (NPA-NXX) assigned in Eatonton
These are the central office codes NANPA records for Eatonton. A caller seeing one of them recognizes a local number. The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2001. 2 of the 14 were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 706 | 473, 484, 485, 497, 623, 749, 816, 923, 927, 991 |
| 762 | 220, 298, 414, 777 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
When Eatonton's exchanges were assigned
The table groups Eatonton's exchanges by the decade NANPA recorded them as assigned.
| Decade assigned | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5 | 50% |
| 2010s | 3 | 30% |
| 2020s | 2 | 20% |
Assignment dates as recorded in NANPA's utilized code file; codes without a recorded date are excluded.
What makes a number local to Eatonton
What a caller sees as "local" is the area code plus prefix. In Eatonton, those come from the EATONTON rate center, as recorded by NANPA.
New local numbers are drawn from carrier inventory, so the exact 706 numbers available change over time; porting an existing number is free.
The local business market
Eatonton is outside any Census metro or micropolitan area, so the figures below are statewide. County Business Patterns counted 261,320 business establishments in Georgia in 2023, employing 4,405,730 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are retail trade (35,820), professional, scientific, and technical services (33,198), and health care and social assistance (30,047).
| Industry | Establishments | Employees | Employees per establishment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Limited-service restaurants | 9,735 | 189,341 | 19.4 |
| Full-service restaurants | 7,925 | 175,639 | 22.2 |
| Physician practices | 7,199 | 99,660 | 13.8 |
| Offices of real estate agents and brokers | 6,227 | 13,754 | 2.2 |
| Law offices | 5,944 | 35,560 | 6.0 |
| Insurance agencies and brokerages | 4,637 | 27,468 | 5.9 |
| Dental offices | 3,663 | 30,262 | 8.3 |
| Management consulting firms | 3,281 | 29,014 | 8.8 |
Selected small-business industries (six-digit NAICS) covered by these guides. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.
Business phone service in Eatonton
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 Eatonton 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.
The comparison below uses 17 users, the rounded average establishment size in Georgia. At list prices checked September 28, 2026, that is $424.15 a month on Ooma Office Pro and $510.00 on RingCentral RingEX Core. 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 Eatonton, GA?
Eatonton has exchanges in 706 and 762; 706 has the most.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Eatonton?
11, holding 14 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Eatonton 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 Eatonton?
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).