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Get a local business phone number in Wadley, GA

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

Area code
478
Exchanges
7NANPA-assigned
Carriers
6
Population
1,576Census 2024 est.

Area codes in Wadley

With 1,576 residents in the Census 2024 estimate, Wadley sits in Jefferson County, Georgia. All 7 exchanges NANPA lists for its rate center are in area code 478. Wadley is in the Eastern time zone.

According to NANPA's dialing-plan data, local calls within 478 are dialed as ten digits (area code plus number) and toll calls as 1 plus ten digits.

Area codes with exchanges in Wadley, GA
Area codeExchanges hereShareIn service sinceOverlay withTime zone
4787100%2000noneEastern

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

Wadley exchanges by carrier

6 carriers hold the 7 exchanges assigned to Wadley's rate center. Bandwidth.com CLEC, LLC - Ga has the most, with 2. 6 of them are pooled codes, which the holder shares with other carriers in blocks of 1,000 numbers. A business number in Wadley can come from any of these blocks; once it is yours, porting lets it move between providers.

Carriers holding exchanges in Wadley, GA
Carrier (NANPA operating company)ExchangesShare
Bandwidth.com CLEC, LLC - Ga229%
Level 3 Communications, LLC - Ga114%
Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless - Ga114%
Bellsouth Telecomm INC d/b/a Southern Bell Tel & Tel114%
Onvoy, LLC - Ga114%
Onvoy Spectrum, LLC114%

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 Wadley

These are the central office codes NANPA records for Wadley. A caller seeing one of them recognizes a local number. The earliest assignment date recorded in the file for these codes is 2004. 3 of the 7 were assigned in 2020 or later.

Prefixes assigned in Wadley, GA
Area codePrefixes (NXX)
478202, 206, 242, 252, 312, 378, 480

Source: NANPA utilized central office code file.

When Wadley's exchanges were assigned

The table groups Wadley's exchanges by the decade NANPA recorded them as assigned.

Wadley, GA: exchanges by decade assigned
Decade assignedExchangesShare
2000s233%
2010s117%
2020s350%

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

How local numbers work in Wadley

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

Keeping an existing Wadley number costs nothing on Callata, because porting is free; a new number depends on what carriers have open in 478 when you pick it.

Who does business near Wadley

Wadley is outside any Census metro or micropolitan area, so the figures below are statewide. County Business Patterns counted 261,320 business establishments in Georgia in 2023, employing 4,405,730 people. The largest sectors by establishment count are retail trade (35,820), professional, scientific, and technical services (33,198), and health care and social assistance (30,047).

Selected industries in Georgia, 2023
IndustryEstablishmentsEmployeesEmployees per establishment
Limited-service restaurants9,735189,34119.4
Full-service restaurants7,925175,63922.2
Physician practices7,19999,66013.8
Offices of real estate agents and brokers6,22713,7542.2
Law offices5,94435,5606.0
Insurance agencies and brokerages4,63727,4685.9
Dental offices3,66330,2628.3
Management consulting firms3,28129,0148.8

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

Business phone service in Wadley

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 Wadley 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.

A 17-person team is the benchmark here, the rounded average establishment size in Georgia. 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. Callata comes to $339.00 a month for 17 users ($99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user), below both.

Monthly list price for a 17-person team
Provider (plan)Pricing basisPer monthPer 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 Wadley, GA?

478. All exchanges NANPA lists for Wadley are in 478.

How many phone companies have exchanges in Wadley?

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

Can I keep my existing Wadley 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 Wadley?

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).