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Get a local business phone number in Gray, GA

Gray's area code, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Gray number in front of your customers.

Area code
478
Exchanges
6NANPA-assigned
Carriers
4
Population
3,541Census 2024 est.

Gray area codes

Gray, in Jones County, Georgia, had a Census-estimated population of 3,541 in July 2024. All 6 exchanges NANPA lists for its rate center are in area code 478. Gray is in the Eastern time zone.

According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 478 are dialed as ten digits (area code plus number) and toll calls as 1 plus ten digits.

Area codes with exchanges in Gray, GA
Area codeExchanges hereShareIn service sinceOverlay withTime zone
4786100%2000noneEastern

Source: NANPA utilized central office code file and NPA report, dated 10/01/2026.

Phone carriers in Gray

4 carriers hold the 6 exchanges assigned to Gray's rate center. Onvoy, LLC - Ga has the most, with 2. 4 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.

Carriers holding exchanges in Gray, GA
Carrier (NANPA operating company)ExchangesShare
Onvoy, LLC - Ga233%
Georgia Windstream, INC.233%
Southern Communications Services, INC.117%
Powertel Atlanta Licenses, INC.117%

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 Gray

Each prefix below is a block of up to 10,000 numbers that NANPA assigned to Gray's rate center (GRAY). The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2001. 2 of the 6 were assigned in 2020 or later.

Prefixes assigned in Gray, GA
Area codePrefixes (NXX)
478221, 226, 381, 607, 936, 986

Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.

When Gray's exchanges were assigned

Assignment dates show when each block of Gray numbers was added to the local supply.

Gray, GA: exchanges by decade assigned
Decade assignedExchangesShare
2000s250%
2020s250%

Assignment dates as recorded in NANPA's utilized code file; codes without a recorded date are excluded.

How local numbers work in Gray

NANPA ties every exchange to a rate center. For Gray that is GRAY, so a number from one of these exchanges reads as local to people in and around Gray.

Keeping an existing Gray number costs nothing on Callata, because porting is free; a new number depends on what carriers have open in 478 when you pick it.

The local business market

Gray is part of the Macon-Bibb County, GA metro area, home to 238,000 people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 5,312 business establishments in the Macon, GA metro area in 2023, employing 90,105 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are retail trade (939), health care and social assistance (757), and other services (except public administration) (563).

Selected industries in the Macon, GA metro area, 2023
IndustryEstablishmentsEmployeesEmployees per establishment
Limited-service restaurants2504,67818.7
Physician practices2122,91513.8
Full-service restaurants1513,67624.3
Law offices1327715.8
Insurance agencies and brokerages1163883.3
Dental offices816638.2
Hotels and motels8194511.7
Offices of real estate agents and brokers692343.4

Selected small-business industries (six-digit NAICS) covered by these guides. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.

Setting up a Gray business line

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 Gray, 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.

Per-seat phone plans multiply by headcount. For the rounded average establishment size in the Macon, GA metro area, 17 users on RingCentral RingEX Core come to $510.00 a month and on Ooma Office Pro $424.15, at month-to-month list prices checked September 28, 2026. On Callata the same 17 people cost $339.00 a month, less than either per-seat plan.

Monthly list price for a 17-person team
Provider (plan)Pricing basisPer monthPer 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 Gray, GA?

478. All exchanges NANPA lists for Gray are in 478.

How many phone companies have exchanges in Gray?

4, holding 6 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.

Can I keep my existing Gray 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 Gray?

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).