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Jackson's area codes, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Jackson number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 470 / 770 / 943
- Exchanges
- 11NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 7
- Population
- 5,867Census 2024 est.
Area codes in Jackson
With 5,867 residents in the Census 2024 estimate, Jackson sits in Butts County, Georgia. NANPA lists 11 exchanges for its rate center across 4 area codes; 470 has the most (3, 27%). 470 is part of an overlay with 404, 678, 770, and 943, so a new local number in Jackson may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. Jackson 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 | 3 | 27% | 2010 | 404, 678, 770, 943 | Eastern |
| 770 | 3 | 27% | 1995 | 470, 678, 943 | Eastern |
| 943 | 3 | 27% | 2022 | 404, 470, 678, 470, 678, 770 | Eastern |
| 678 | 2 | 18% | 1998 | 404, 470, 770, 943 | Eastern |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file and NPA report, dated 10/01/2026.
Phone carriers in Jackson
7 carriers hold the 11 exchanges assigned to Jackson's rate center. Onvoy, LLC - Ga has the most, with 3. 10 of them are pooled codes, which the holder shares with other carriers in blocks of 1,000 numbers. The table counts codes by the operating company NANPA assigned them to, not by who serves each number today.
| Carrier (NANPA operating company) | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Onvoy, LLC - Ga | 3 | 27% |
| Bellsouth Telecomm INC d/b/a Southern Bell Tel & Tel | 3 | 27% |
| Teleport Communications America, LLC - Ga | 1 | 9.1% |
| Peerless Network of Georgia, LLC - Ga | 1 | 9.1% |
| Paetec Itel, LLC | 1 | 9.1% |
| Terra Nova Telecom INC. | 1 | 9.1% |
| Eon Telecom, INC. | 1 | 9.1% |
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 Jackson
These are the central office codes NANPA records for Jackson. A caller seeing one of them recognizes a local number. The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2012. 4 of the 11 were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 470 | 251, 293, 928 |
| 678 | 752, 774 |
| 770 | 504, 758, 775 |
| 943 | 222, 250, 274 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
When Jackson's exchanges were assigned
Assignment dates show when each block of Jackson numbers was added to the local supply.
| Decade assigned | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3 | 43% |
| 2020s | 4 | 57% |
Assignment dates as recorded in NANPA's utilized code file; codes without a recorded date are excluded.
How local numbers work in Jackson
What a caller sees as "local" is the area code plus prefix. In Jackson, those come from the JACKSON rate center, as recorded by NANPA.
Keeping an existing Jackson number costs nothing on Callata, because porting is free; a new number depends on what carriers have open in 470 when you pick it.
The local business market
Jackson 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.
Business phone service in Jackson
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 Jackson, 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 Atlanta, 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.
| 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 Jackson, GA?
Jackson has exchanges in 470, 770, 943, and 678; 470 has the most.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Jackson?
7, holding 11 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Jackson 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 Jackson?
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).