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Area code 470
Area code 470 is centred on Atlanta, Georgia. We hold 8,641 allocated blocks for it across 41 rate centres, split 56% mobile, 28% landline and 16% VoIP.
The other area codes laid over 470
Area code 470 does not have Atlanta to itself. 4 other codes — 404, 678, 770, 943 — serve the same rate centres, laid over the same ground rather than dividing it. That is an overlay: a new code added when the old one ran out of numbers, covering the same streets. Two neighbours can hold different area codes, so the code says roughly when a number was issued rather than where it sits.
4044,672 blocks, 2 rate centres, mostly mobile
6786,991 blocks, 42 rate centres, mostly landline
7704,130 blocks, 43 rate centres, mostly landline
9431,470 blocks, 35 rate centres, mostly VoIP
Each holds its own blocks and its own carrier mix, so a 470 number and a 404 number from the same street can report different line types. Filtering Atlanta by area code needs all 5 of them.
470 is not confined to Atlanta itself: its blocks sit across 41 rate centres, named in the table below.
Georgia is split across 10 area codes — 470, 678, 912, 706, 229, 404 and others. By allocated blocks 470 is the largest of them, holding 18% of the Georgia total.
Where 470 numbers are concentrated
NANPA truncates rate-centre names to ten characters and drops the spaces, which is why Atlanta Nw and Gainesvl are shortened. Names are reproduced as recorded rather than expanded — the abbreviation is the key the block data is filed under.
| Rate centre | Blocks | Share of 470 |
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta | 2,552 | 30% |
| Atlanta Ne | 2,167 | 25% |
| Atlanta Nw | 726 | 8% |
| Atlanta So | 429 | 5% |
| Winder | 319 | 4% |
| Gainesvl | 253 | 3% |
| Cumming | 209 | 2% |
| Buford | 176 | 2% |
| Conyers | 132 | 2% |
| Adairsvl | 121 | 1% |
| Griffin | 110 | 1% |
| Newnan | 110 | 1% |
| Cartersvl | 99 | 1% |
| Covington | 99 | 1% |
| Socialcrcl | 92 | 1% |
| Cedartown | 77 | 1% |
| Floweybrch | 77 | 1% |
| Carrollton | 66 | 1% |
| Rockmart | 66 | 1% |
| Villa Rica | 54 | 1% |
| Bowdon | 52 | 1% |
| Barnesvl | 44 | 1% |
| Bogartsthm | 44 | 1% |
| Grantville | 44 | 1% |
17 further rate centres in 470 hold fewer blocks than these.
Carriers holding the most 470 blocks
Verizon Wireless1,899 blocks
AT&T Wireless1,387 blocks
Onvoy1,158 blocks
Bandwidth857 blocks
Powertel Atlanta Licenses, Inc.840 blocks
T-Mobile USA, Inc.479 blocks
The largest holder, Verizon Wireless, has 22% of the code.
These are original allocations. A number keeps its digits and its block when its subscriber moves network, so a ported 470 number still reports the carrier it started with. Closing that gap needs a live query against the routing database. How line type is derived.
Check a single 470 number, or run a whole list through the free cleaner — neither uploads anything.
Common questions
Where is area code 470?
Area code 470 covers Atlanta, Georgia. It is not the only code there: 404, 678, 770, 943 are overlays on the same rate centres, so a Atlanta, Georgia number can start with any of them.
Is a 470 number a mobile or a landline?
It can be either, and the digits do not say which. North American mobile and landline numbers share the same ranges, so the answer comes from the carrier holding the block. In 470 the split runs 56% mobile, 28% landline and 16% VoIP, so mobile is the most likely single answer.
Which carriers hold 470 numbers?
The largest holders are Verizon Wireless, AT&T Wireless, Onvoy. That is the carrier the block was allocated to, which is not necessarily the network a given number sits on today.
How many 470 numbers are there?
The code holds 8,641 allocated blocks in our copy of the numbering plan. A block is 1,000 or 10,000 consecutive numbers depending on how deeply it has been pooled, so 470 covers on the order of 8,641,000 possible numbers — most of which have never been issued to anyone.