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Gainesville's area codes, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Gainesville number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 678 / 770 / 470
- Exchanges
- 90NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 16
- Population
- 47,712Census 2024 est.
What area code is Gainesville, GA?
Gainesville city is a Census place in Hall County, Georgia, with an estimated 47,712 residents in 2024. NANPA lists 90 exchanges for its rate center across 4 area codes; 678 has the most (36, 40%). 678 is part of an overlay with 404, 470, 770, and 943, so a new local number in Gainesville may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. Gainesville is in the Eastern time zone.
According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 678 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 678 | 36 | 40% | 1998 | 404, 470, 770, 943 | Eastern |
| 770 | 24 | 27% | 1995 | 470, 678, 943 | Eastern |
| 470 | 23 | 26% | 2010 | 404, 678, 770, 943 | Eastern |
| 943 | 7 | 7.8% | 2022 | 404, 470, 678, 470, 678, 770 | Eastern |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file and NPA report, dated 10/01/2026.
Who holds Gainesville phone exchanges
16 carriers hold the 90 exchanges assigned to Gainesville's rate center. Powertel Atlanta Licenses, INC. has the most, with 20. 65 of them are pooled codes, which the holder shares with other carriers in blocks of 1,000 numbers. A business number in Gainesville can come from any of these blocks; once it is yours, porting lets it move between providers.
| Carrier (NANPA operating company) | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Powertel Atlanta Licenses, INC. | 20 | 22% |
| Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless - Ga | 17 | 19% |
| Bellsouth Telecomm INC d/b/a Southern Bell Tel & Tel | 15 | 17% |
| New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - Ga | 11 | 12% |
| Onvoy, LLC - Ga | 8 | 8.9% |
| Level 3 Communications, LLC - Ga | 3 | 3.3% |
| Metropcs, INC. | 3 | 3.3% |
| Bandwidth.com CLEC, LLC - Ga | 2 | 2.2% |
| Charter Ip Enabled Services, LLC | 2 | 2.2% |
| Teleport Communications America, LLC - Ga | 2 | 2.2% |
| Paetec Itel, LLC | 2 | 2.2% |
| Etc Communications, L.l.c. - Ga | 1 | 1.1% |
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.
Local prefixes for Gainesville
A prefix (NXX) is the three digits after the area code. Numbers starting with these prefixes are rated as local to Gainesville. The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2001. 19 of the 90 were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 470 | 201, 208, 228, 248, 252, 272, 290, 354, 577, 623, 628, 647, 660, 678, 691, 703, 768, 824, 846, 892, 930, 941, 978 |
| 678 | 200, 207, 267, 283, 316, 343, 410, 450, 549, 617, 622, 630, 677, 687, 696, 697, 707, 717, 725, 769, 776, 779, 780, 858, 859, 862, 865, 897, 908, 928, 936, 943, 971, 978, 989, 997 |
| 770 | 215, 219, 287, 297, 341, 374, 503, 519, 530, 531, 532, 533, 534, 535, 536, 538, 539, 540, 550, 561, 654, 697, 718, 906 |
| 943 | 256, 279, 313, 321, 343, 473, 943 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
When Gainesville's exchanges were assigned
Assignment dates show when each block of Gainesville numbers was added to the local supply.
| Decade assigned | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30 | 49% |
| 2010s | 12 | 20% |
| 2020s | 19 | 31% |
Assignment dates as recorded in NANPA's utilized code file; codes without a recorded date are excluded.
What makes a number local to Gainesville
Phone numbers are tied to a rate center, the local calling area used to decide whether a call is local or toll. Gainesville's numbers are rated to the GAINESVL rate center in NANPA's records. A business number from one of the prefixes above shows up on customers' phones as a Gainesville number.
New local numbers are drawn from carrier inventory, so the exact 678 numbers available change over time; porting an existing number is free.
Businesses around Gainesville
Gainesville is part of the Gainesville, GA metro area, home to 222,000 people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 5,181 business establishments in the Gainesville, GA metro area in 2023, employing 92,380 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are retail trade (693), health care and social assistance (596), and construction (584).
| Industry | Establishments | Employees | Employees per establishment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician practices | 180 | 3,703 | 20.6 |
| Limited-service restaurants | 154 | 3,355 | 21.8 |
| Offices of real estate agents and brokers | 148 | 188 | 1.3 |
| Full-service restaurants | 141 | 2,709 | 19.2 |
| Insurance agencies and brokerages | 103 | 578 | 5.6 |
| Plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors | 98 | 1,079 | 11.0 |
| Dental offices | 93 | 865 | 9.3 |
| Landscaping services | 92 | 979 | 10.6 |
Selected small-business industries (six-digit NAICS) covered by these guides. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.
A Gainesville number on Callata
Callata is a business phone system priced at $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user. Callata Office includes up to 3 local business numbers, unlimited inbound calling, 1,500 pooled outbound US and Canada minutes per user each month, a browser softphone that can also ring your cell, voicemail with transcription, call recording with AI summaries, business-hours routing and E911 on every number.
If you already have a number in Gainesville, porting it to Callata is free. Texting from a local number requires a one-time carrier registration (10DLC, $49), and the numbers available in any area code depend on carrier inventory when you choose them.
Optional AI agents (receptionist, sales, support or scheduler) can answer calls after hours or when nobody picks up, take messages, text, email and transfer to your team. They are billed from prepaid AI minutes at $0.25 per minute, identify themselves as AI, and may only place outbound calls to people who consented, between 8am and 9pm.
The comparison below uses 18 users, the rounded average establishment size in the Gainesville, GA metro area. At list prices checked September 28, 2026, that is $449.10 a month on Ooma Office Pro and $540.00 on RingCentral RingEX Core. On Callata the same 18 people cost $359.00 a month, less than either per-seat plan.
| Provider (plan) | Pricing basis | Per month | Per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Callata (Callata Office) | $99 incl. 5 users, $20 per extra user | $359.00 | $4,308.00 |
| Quo (Starter) | $19.00 per user | $342.00 | $4,104.00 |
| Nextiva (Core) | $23.00 per user | $414.00 | $4,968.00 |
| Ooma (Office Pro) | $24.95 per user | $449.10 | $5,389.20 |
| Dialpad (Standard) | $27.00 per user | $486.00 | $5,832.00 |
| RingCentral (RingEX Core) | $30.00 per user | $540.00 | $6,480.00 |
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 Gainesville, GA?
Gainesville has exchanges in 678, 770, 470, and 943; 678 has the most.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Gainesville?
16, holding 90 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Gainesville 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 Gainesville?
Callata is $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user, with up to 3 local numbers; 18 users come to $359.00 a month. For comparison, 18 users on RingCentral RingEX Core list at $540.00 a month (checked September 28, 2026).