Get a local business phone number in Moultrie, GA
Moultrie's area code, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Moultrie number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 229
- Exchanges
- 24NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 7
- Population
- 14,756Census 2024 est.
Moultrie area codes
Moultrie city is a Census place in Colquitt County, Georgia, with an estimated 14,756 residents in 2024. All 24 exchanges NANPA lists for its rate center are in area code 229. Moultrie is in the Eastern time zone.
According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 229 are dialed as seven digits and toll calls as 1 plus ten digits.
| Area code | Exchanges here | Share | In service since | Overlay with | Time zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 229 | 24 | 100% | 2000 | none | Eastern |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file and NPA report, dated 10/01/2026.
Moultrie exchanges by carrier
7 carriers hold the 24 exchanges assigned to Moultrie's rate center. Windstream Georgia Communications Corp. has the most, with 9. 16 of them are pooled codes, which the holder shares with other carriers in blocks of 1,000 numbers. A business number in Moultrie can come from any of these blocks; once it is yours, porting lets it move between providers.
| Carrier (NANPA operating company) | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Windstream Georgia Communications Corp. | 9 | 38% |
| Powertel Atlanta Licenses, INC. | 5 | 21% |
| New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - Ga | 3 | 13% |
| Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless - Ga | 3 | 13% |
| Onvoy, LLC - Ga | 2 | 8.3% |
| Level 3 Communications, LLC - Ga | 1 | 4.2% |
| City of Thomasville | 1 | 4.2% |
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.
Moultrie phone prefixes
A prefix (NXX) is the three digits after the area code. Numbers starting with these prefixes are rated as local to Moultrie. The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2002. 6 of the 24 were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 229 | 217, 265, 429, 454, 456, 502, 510, 529, 550, 589, 616, 668, 756, 785, 798, 804, 813, 829, 873, 890, 891, 899, 921, 985 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
When Moultrie's exchanges were assigned
Assignment dates show when each block of Moultrie numbers was added to the local supply.
| Decade assigned | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7 | 44% |
| 2010s | 3 | 19% |
| 2020s | 6 | 38% |
Assignment dates as recorded in NANPA's utilized code file; codes without a recorded date are excluded.
What makes a number local to Moultrie
Phone numbers are tied to a rate center, the local calling area used to decide whether a call is local or toll. Moultrie's numbers are rated to the MOULTRIE rate center in NANPA's records. A business number from one of the prefixes above shows up on customers' phones as a Moultrie number.
New local numbers are drawn from carrier inventory, so the exact 229 numbers available change over time; porting an existing number is free.
Businesses around Moultrie
Moultrie is part of the Moultrie, GA micropolitan area, home to 46,977 people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 951 business establishments in the Moultrie, GA micropolitan area in 2023, employing 12,351 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are retail trade (197), health care and social assistance (112), and other services (except public administration) (97).
| Industry | Establishments | Employees | Employees per establishment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician practices | 34 | 57 | 1.7 |
| Limited-service restaurants | 29 | 621 | 21.4 |
| Insurance agencies and brokerages | 21 | — | — |
| Full-service restaurants | 21 | 249 | 11.9 |
| Law offices | 17 | 73 | 4.3 |
| General freight trucking companies (local) | 16 | 122 | 7.6 |
| Electrical contractors | 14 | 77 | 5.5 |
| Residential remodelers | 13 | — | — |
Selected small-business industries (six-digit NAICS) covered by these guides. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.
A Moultrie 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 Moultrie, 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 Moultrie, GA micropolitan area, 13 users on RingCentral RingEX Core come to $390.00 a month and on Ooma Office Pro $324.35, at month-to-month list prices checked September 28, 2026. On Callata the same 13 people cost $259.00 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 | $259.00 | $3,108.00 |
| Quo (Starter) | $19.00 per user | $247.00 | $2,964.00 |
| Nextiva (Core) | $23.00 per user | $299.00 | $3,588.00 |
| Ooma (Office Pro) | $24.95 per user | $324.35 | $3,892.20 |
| Dialpad (Standard) | $27.00 per user | $351.00 | $4,212.00 |
| RingCentral (RingEX Core) | $30.00 per user | $390.00 | $4,680.00 |
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 Moultrie, GA?
229. All exchanges NANPA lists for Moultrie are in 229.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Moultrie?
7, holding 24 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Moultrie 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 Moultrie?
Callata is $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user, with up to 3 local numbers; 13 users come to $259.00 a month. For comparison, 13 users on RingCentral RingEX Core list at $390.00 a month (checked September 28, 2026).