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Get a local business phone number in Lyons, GA

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

Area code
912
Exchanges
7NANPA-assigned
Carriers
6
Population
4,253Census 2024 est.

Area codes in Lyons

Lyons, in Toombs County, Georgia, had a Census-estimated population of 4,253 in July 2024. All 7 exchanges NANPA lists for its rate center are in area code 912. 912 is part of an overlay with 565, so a new local number in Lyons may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. Lyons is in the Eastern time zone.

According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 912 are dialed as ten digits (area code plus number) and toll calls as 1 plus ten digits.

Area codes with exchanges in Lyons, GA
Area codeExchanges hereShareIn service sinceOverlay withTime zone
9127100%1954565Eastern

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

Who holds Lyons phone exchanges

6 carriers hold the 7 exchanges assigned to Lyons's rate center. Bandwidth.com CLEC, LLC - Ga has the most, with 2. 5 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.

Carriers holding exchanges in Lyons, GA
Carrier (NANPA operating company)ExchangesShare
Bandwidth.com CLEC, LLC - Ga229%
Teleport Communications America, LLC - Ga114%
Level 3 Communications, LLC - Ga114%
Onvoy, LLC - Ga114%
Al-call, INC. - Ga114%
Bellsouth Telecomm INC d/b/a Southern Bell Tel & Tel114%

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 Lyons

These are the central office codes NANPA records for Lyons. A caller seeing one of them recognizes a local number. The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2006. 1 of the 7 were assigned in 2020 or later.

Prefixes assigned in Lyons, GA
Area codePrefixes (NXX)
912216, 274, 388, 420, 524, 526, 641

Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.

When Lyons's exchanges were assigned

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

Lyons, GA: exchanges by decade assigned
Decade assignedExchangesShare
2000s117%
2010s467%
2020s117%

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

How local numbers work in Lyons

Phone numbers are tied to a rate center, the local calling area used to decide whether a call is local or toll. Lyons's numbers are rated to the LYONS rate center in NANPA's records. A business number from one of the prefixes above shows up on customers' phones as a Lyons number.

If your business already has a Lyons number, porting it to Callata is free and keeps it on your cards, listings and vehicles.

The local business market

Lyons is part of the Vidalia, GA micropolitan area, home to 36,054 people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 802 business establishments in the Vidalia, GA micropolitan area in 2023, employing 12,814 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are retail trade (172), health care and social assistance (126), and accommodation and food services (83).

Selected industries in the Vidalia, GA micropolitan area, 2023
IndustryEstablishmentsEmployeesEmployees per establishment
Limited-service restaurants2962121.4
Physician practices27——
Full-service restaurants2633813.0
Law offices17——
Insurance agencies and brokerages16553.4
Home health care agencies1543529.0
Child day care services141107.9
Dental offices13796.1

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

Setting up a Lyons 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 Lyons, 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 16 users, the rounded average establishment size in the Vidalia, GA micropolitan area. At list prices checked September 28, 2026, that is $399.20 a month on Ooma Office Pro and $480.00 on RingCentral RingEX Core. On Callata the same 16 people cost $319.00 a month, less than either per-seat plan.

Monthly list price for a 16-person team
Provider (plan)Pricing basisPer monthPer year
Callata (Callata Office)$99 incl. 5 users, $20 per extra user$319.00$3,828.00
Quo (Starter)$19.00 per user$304.00$3,648.00
Nextiva (Core)$23.00 per user$368.00$4,416.00
Ooma (Office Pro)$24.95 per user$399.20$4,790.40
Dialpad (Standard)$27.00 per user$432.00$5,184.00
RingCentral (RingEX Core)$30.00 per user$480.00$5,760.00

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 Lyons, GA?

912. All exchanges NANPA lists for Lyons are in 912.

How many phone companies have exchanges in Lyons?

6, holding 7 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.

Can I keep my existing Lyons 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 Lyons?

Callata is $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user, with up to 3 local numbers; 16 users come to $319.00 a month. For comparison, 16 users on RingCentral RingEX Core list at $480.00 a month (checked September 28, 2026).