Get a local business phone number in Savannah, GA
Savannah's area code, prefixes and carriers from NANPA records, and how to put a Savannah number in front of your customers.
- Area code
- 912
- Exchanges
- 170NANPA-assigned
- Carriers
- 42
- Population
- 148,808Census 2024 est.
What area code is Savannah, GA?
With 148,808 residents in the Census 2024 estimate, Savannah sits in Chatham County, Georgia. All 170 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 Savannah may carry any of those codes depending on which have numbers available. Savannah 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 code | Exchanges here | Share | In service since | Overlay with | Time zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 912 | 170 | 100% | 1954 | 565 | Eastern |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file and NPA report, dated 10/01/2026.
Who holds Savannah phone exchanges
42 carriers hold the 170 exchanges assigned to Savannah's rate center. Bellsouth Telecomm INC d/b/a Southern Bell Tel & Tel has the most, with 44. 116 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.
| Carrier (NANPA operating company) | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bellsouth Telecomm INC d/b/a Southern Bell Tel & Tel | 44 | 26% |
| Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless - Ga | 23 | 14% |
| Powertel Atlanta Licenses, INC. | 15 | 8.8% |
| Onvoy, LLC - Ga | 15 | 8.8% |
| New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC - Ga | 14 | 8.2% |
| Level 3 Communications, LLC - Ga | 6 | 3.5% |
| Bandwidth.com CLEC, LLC - Ga | 5 | 2.9% |
| Paetec Itel, LLC | 5 | 2.9% |
| Teleport Communications America, LLC - Ga | 4 | 2.4% |
| Onvoy Spectrum, LLC | 3 | 1.8% |
| Southern Communications Services, INC. | 2 | 1.2% |
| Comcast Ip Phone, LLC | 2 | 1.2% |
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.
Savannah phone prefixes
Each prefix below is a block of up to 10,000 numbers that NANPA assigned to Savannah's rate center (SAVANNAH). The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2001. 40 of the 170 were assigned in 2020 or later.
| Area code | Prefixes (NXX) |
|---|---|
| 912 | 200, 201, 210, 213, 219, 220, 224, 226, 228, 229, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 238, 239, 244, 247, 250, 251, 252, 257, 272, 273, 298, 303, 306, 308, 313, 323, 328, 335, 341, 344, 346, 349, 350, 351, 352, 353, 354, 355, 356, 358, 373, 376, 395, 398, 401, 404, 412, 414, 417, 421, 428, 429, 433, 436, 438, 441, 443, 446, 447, 461, 465, 468, 477, 480, 482, 483, 484, 495, 503, 507, 508, 509, 521, 525, 527, 544, 547, 556, 581, 591, 596, 598, 600, 604, 628, 629, 631, 643, 644, 645, 650, 651, 652, 655, 656, 657, 658, 659, 660, 661, 662, 663, 665, 666, 667, 675, 677, 680, 691, 692, 695, 703, 704, 710, 712, 713, 716, 721, 724, 730, 736, 744, 747, 752, 755, 759, 760, 761, 774, 777, 781, 784, 790, 798, 800, 803, 813, 815, 819, 830, 844, 856, 859, 867, 891, 897, 898, 901, 912, 920, 921, 925, 927, 940, 944, 947, 961, 963, 964, 965, 966, 981, 982, 999 |
Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.
When Savannah's exchanges were assigned
The table groups Savannah's exchanges by the decade NANPA recorded them as assigned.
| Decade assigned | Exchanges | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25 | 29% |
| 2010s | 22 | 25% |
| 2020s | 40 | 46% |
Assignment dates as recorded in NANPA's utilized code file; codes without a recorded date are excluded.
Rate centers and local calling in Savannah
NANPA ties every exchange to a rate center. For Savannah that is SAVANNAH, so a number from one of these exchanges reads as local to people in and around Savannah.
Keeping an existing Savannah number costs nothing on Callata, because porting is free; a new number depends on what carriers have open in 912 when you pick it.
Businesses around Savannah
Savannah is part of the Savannah, GA metro area, home to 432,000 people in 2024. County Business Patterns counted 10,891 business establishments in the Savannah, GA metro area in 2023, employing 173,484 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are retail trade (1,643), accommodation and food services (1,325), and health care and social assistance (1,186).
| Industry | Establishments | Employees | Employees per establishment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full-service restaurants | 445 | 11,211 | 25.2 |
| Limited-service restaurants | 430 | 7,312 | 17.0 |
| Physician practices | 338 | 4,240 | 12.5 |
| Offices of real estate agents and brokers | 277 | — | — |
| Law offices | 235 | 1,293 | 5.5 |
| Hotels and motels | 183 | 4,112 | 22.5 |
| Insurance agencies and brokerages | 161 | 570 | 3.5 |
| Dental offices | 140 | 1,259 | 9.0 |
Selected small-business industries (six-digit NAICS) covered by these guides. Source: Census County Business Patterns 2023.
A Savannah 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.
Porting a number you already use in Savannah is free, and business texting is available once the carrier registration (10DLC) is approved; the registration carries a one-time $49 fee. Which specific numbers are open in a given area code depends on carrier inventory at the time you sign up.
AI agents are optional: an AI receptionist or scheduler can pick up when the team is busy or closed, take a message, send a text or email, or transfer the call. They draw on prepaid AI minutes ($0.25/minute), disclose that they are AI, and outbound AI calls require prior consent and are limited to 8am–9pm.
Per-seat phone plans multiply by headcount. For the rounded average establishment size in the Savannah, GA metro area, 16 users on RingCentral RingEX Core come to $480.00 a month and on Ooma Office Pro $399.20, at month-to-month list prices checked September 28, 2026. Callata comes to $319.00 a month for 16 users ($99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user), below both.
| Provider (plan) | Pricing basis | Per month | Per 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 Savannah, GA?
912. All exchanges NANPA lists for Savannah are in 912.
How many phone companies have exchanges in Savannah?
42, holding 170 exchanges between them, according to NANPA's 10/01/2026 file.
Can I keep my existing Savannah 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 Savannah?
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).