Get a local business phone number in Griffin, GA
Griffin's area codes, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Griffin number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 470 / 678 / 770
- Exchanges
- 31NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 9
- Population
- 23,994Census 2024 est.
Area codes in Griffin
With 23,994 residents in the Census 2024 estimate, Griffin sits in Spalding County, Georgia. NANPA lists 31 exchanges for its rate center across 4 area codes; 470 has the most (10, 32%). 470 is part of an overlay with 404, 678, 770, and 943, so a new local number in Griffin may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. Griffin is in the Eastern time zone.
According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 470 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 470 | 10 | 32% | 2010 | 404, 678, 770, 943 | Eastern |
| 678 | 9 | 29% | 1998 | 404, 470, 770, 943 | Eastern |
| 770 | 9 | 29% | 1995 | 470, 678, 943 | Eastern |
| 943 | 3 | 9.7% | 2022 | 404, 470, 678, 470, 678, 770 | Eastern |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file and NPA report, dated 10/01/2026.
Who holds Griffin phone exchanges
9 carriers hold the 31 exchanges assigned to Griffin's rate center. Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless - Ga has the most, with 12. 27 of them are pooled codes, which the holder shares with other carriers in blocks of 1,000 numbers. A business number in Griffin can come from any of these blocks; once it is yours, porting lets it move between providers.
| Carrier (NANPA operating company) | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless - Ga | 12 | 39% |
| Bellsouth Telecomm INC d/b/a Southern Bell Tel & Tel | 8 | 26% |
| New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - Ga | 4 | 13% |
| Paetec Itel, LLC | 2 | 6.5% |
| Bandwidth.com CLEC, LLC - Ga | 1 | 3.2% |
| Teleport Communications America, LLC - Ga | 1 | 3.2% |
| Level 3 Communications, LLC - Ga | 1 | 3.2% |
| Onvoy, LLC - Ga | 1 | 3.2% |
| Onvoy Spectrum, LLC | 1 | 3.2% |
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 Griffin
Each prefix below is a block of up to 10,000 numbers that NANPA assigned to Griffin's rate center (GRIFFIN). The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2001. 8 of the 31 were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 470 | 204, 402, 497, 541, 574, 712, 743, 765, 771, 935 |
| 678 | 408, 544, 572, 588, 603, 688, 692, 967, 972 |
| 770 | 227, 228, 229, 233, 412, 467, 468, 584, 669 |
| 943 | 251, 317, 500 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
When Griffin's exchanges were assigned
Assignment dates show when each block of Griffin numbers was added to the local supply.
| Decade assigned | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7 | 33% |
| 2010s | 6 | 29% |
| 2020s | 8 | 38% |
Assignment dates as recorded in NANPA's utilized code file; codes without a recorded date are excluded.
Rate centers and local calling in Griffin
Phone numbers are tied to a rate center, the local calling area used to decide whether a call is local or toll. Griffin's numbers are rated to the GRIFFIN rate center in NANPA's records. A business number from one of the prefixes above shows up on customers' phones as a Griffin number.
If your business already has a Griffin number, porting it to Callata is free and keeps it on your cards, listings and vehicles.
Who does business near Griffin
Griffin 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 Griffin 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.
If you already have a number in Griffin, 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.
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. On Callata the same 17 people cost $339.00 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 | $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 Griffin, GA?
Griffin has exchanges in 470, 678, 770, and 943; 470 has the most.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Griffin?
9, holding 31 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Griffin 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 Griffin?
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).