Who Called Me from Area Code 229?
Quick answerA 229 call usually comes from Albany or nearby communities, but caller ID can be spoofed, so a local-looking number isn’t proof. If there’s no voicemail, let it go: legitimate callers leave messages.
- No voicemail? Let it go. Real callers leave messages.
- Recognize the pattern? Check the number in the prefix lookup.
- Getting repeats? ActiveArmor® blocks and labels them automatically.
- Same prefix calling again? Compare it against this month’s most-reported 229 prefixes, right on this page.
- Curious who issued a number? Every 229 prefix belongs to a carrier — the registry names it.
Been targeted?Report the call at reportfraud.ftc.gov — reports feed the complaint data that powers spam blocking, including the board on this page. AT&T customers already have ActiveArmor® screening built in.
Most-reported 229 prefixes this month
PrefixReported patternReport volume
(229) 218-XXXXRobocall-heavy
(229) 417-XXXXRobocall-heavy
(229) 278-XXXXRobocall-heavy
(229) 207-XXXXRobocall-heavy
(229) 414-XXXXRobocall-heavy
196 unwanted-call reports naming 229 numbers in FTC Do Not Call complaint data, July 2–17, 2026. Consumer-reported and unverified.
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Is Area Code 229 a Scam?
No. 229 is a legitimate Albany area code.
It’s carved from the 912 in 2000 and serves Albany and surrounding communities. But legitimacy of the code says nothing about any single call. Scammers spoof local numbers constantly.
The code is realSplit from the 912 in 2000; 679 assigned carrier prefixes serve it today.
Spoofing happens“Neighbor spoofing” fakes local numbers. No voicemail? Let it go.
Screening includedActiveArmor® labels and blocks suspected spam. Included with AT&T wireless plans.
Been targeted? Report it to the FTC at reportfraud.ftc.gov. Reports feed the complaint data that powers spam blocking.
Scam texts from area code 229 numbers
The most common area code 229 text scam is the “wrong number” opener: a friendly message that pretends to know you, then moves the chat to WhatsApp and eventually to an investment pitch. Scripts currently circulating:
- “U at home?” · “Are you busy tomorrow?” · “How are you doing?”
- Delivery-problem and job-offer texts that link out to a login page
Don’t reply. A response marks your number as live. Forward scam texts to 7726 (SPAM), and AT&T ActiveArmor® filters known senders automatically.
How number spoofing works in area code 229
Caller ID is easy to forge. Spoofing fakes the number a call displays. The real owner of that 229 number isn’t involved and usually has no idea. That’s why blocking one number rarely stops the calls.
- A call from a number almost identical to yours (same 229 and prefix) is “mirror spoofing.” A missed call from your own number is never worth returning.
- Strangers calling you back saying you called them? Your 229 number is being spoofed. It typically passes within days, and you don’t need a new number. Report it at reportfraud.ftc.gov.
- The caller-ID checkmark: AT&T verifies network calls (STIR/SHAKEN). A verified mark means the displayed number wasn’t faked. No mark doesn’t always mean scam, but treat it with more caution.
Spoofed or not, the rule holds: unexpected caller, no voicemail? Let it go.
229 Area Code Prefix & Carrier Lookup
The three digits after the area code identify the carrier a number was issued to. All 679 assigned 229 prefixes below are real, from the public numbering registry. Type to filter.
This isn’t a reverse phone lookup: no legitimate free service can tell you who owns a specific number. What a 229 prefix does show: the carrier that issued it, whether it’s wireless, landline or VoIP, and the community it belongs to, which is often enough to judge whether a call was worth returning.
679 prefixes · updated monthly
| Prefix | Carrier | Line type |
|---|---|---|
| 229-200 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 229-201 | Verizon Wireless | Wireless |
| 229-202 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 229-205 | Verizon Wireless | Wireless |
| 229-206 | Verizon Wireless | Wireless |
| 229-207 | Onvoy (Sinch) | VoIP |
| 229-208 | AT&T Southeast (BellSouth) | Landline |
| 229-209 | Windstream | Landline |
| 229-210 | Southern Communications Services | Landline |
| 229-212 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 229-213 | Southern Communications Services | Landline |
| 229-214 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 229-215 | AT&T Southeast (BellSouth) | Landline |
| 229-216 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 229-217 | Windstream | Landline |
| 229-218 | Mcc Telephony | Landline |
| 229-219 | AT&T Southeast (BellSouth) | Landline |
| 229-220 | Verizon Wireless | Wireless |
| 229-221 | Verizon Wireless | Wireless |
| 229-222 | Southern Communications Services | Landline |
| 229-223 | Powertel Atlanta Licenses | Landline |
| 229-224 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 229-225 | AT&T Southeast (BellSouth) | Landline |
| 229-226 | AT&T Southeast (BellSouth) | Landline |
| 229-227 | AT&T Southeast (BellSouth) | Landline |
| 229-228 | AT&T Southeast (BellSouth) | Landline |
| 229-230 | Onvoy (Sinch) | VoIP |
| 229-231 | Bandwidth.com | VoIP |
| 229-232 | Powertel Atlanta Licenses | Landline |
| 229-233 | Lumen (Level 3) | VoIP |
| 229-234 | Lumen (Level 3) | VoIP |
| 229-235 | Mcc Telephony | Landline |
| 229-236 | City Of Thomasville | Landline |
| 229-237 | Verizon Wireless | Wireless |
| 229-238 | Windstream (Paetec) | Landline |
| 229-239 | Windstream (Paetec) | Landline |
| 229-240 | City Of Thomasville | Landline |
| 229-241 | AT&T Southeast (BellSouth) | Landline |
| 229-242 | AT&T Southeast (BellSouth) | Landline |
| 229-243 | AT&T Southeast (BellSouth) | Landline |
| 229-244 | AT&T Southeast (BellSouth) | Landline |
| 229-245 | AT&T Southeast (BellSouth) | Landline |
| 229-246 | AT&T Southeast (BellSouth) | Landline |
| 229-247 | AT&T Southeast (BellSouth) | Landline |
| 229-248 | AT&T Southeast (BellSouth) | Landline |
| 229-249 | AT&T Southeast (BellSouth) | Landline |
| 229-250 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 229-251 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 229-252 | Mcc Telephony | Landline |
| 229-253 | AT&T Southeast (BellSouth) | Landline |
| 229-254 | Verizon Wireless | Wireless |
| 229-255 | Powertel Atlanta Licenses | Landline |
| 229-256 | Powertel Atlanta Licenses | Landline |
| 229-257 | AT&T Southeast (BellSouth) | Landline |
| 229-258 | Mcc Telephony | Landline |
| 229-259 | AT&T Southeast (BellSouth) | Landline |
| 229-260 | City Of Thomasville | Landline |
| 229-261 | Bandwidth.com | VoIP |
| 229-262 | Onvoy (Sinch) | VoIP |
| 229-263 | Windstream | Landline |
| 229-264 | Verizon Wireless | Wireless |
| 229-265 | Powertel Atlanta Licenses | Landline |
| 229-266 | Lumen (Level 3) | VoIP |
| 229-267 | Onvoy (Sinch) | VoIP |
| 229-268 | Citizens Tel. Co. | Landline |
| 229-269 | Powertel Atlanta Licenses | Landline |
| 229-270 | Onvoy (Sinch) | VoIP |
| 229-271 | AT&T Southeast (BellSouth) | Landline |
| 229-272 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 229-273 | AT&T Southeast (BellSouth) | Landline |
| 229-274 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 229-275 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 229-276 | AT&T Southeast (BellSouth) | Landline |
| 229-277 | Windstream | Landline |
| 229-278 | Onvoy (Sinch) | VoIP |
| 229-279 | Windstream | Landline |
| 229-280 | Onvoy (Sinch) | VoIP |
| 229-281 | AT&T (Teleport Communications) | Landline |
| 229-282 | Lumen (Level 3) | VoIP |
| 229-283 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 229-284 | Boost Mobile | Landline |
| 229-285 | Verizon Wireless | Wireless |
| 229-286 | Commio | Landline |
| 229-287 | Verizon Wireless | Wireless |
| 229-288 | Verizon Wireless | Wireless |
| 229-289 | Powertel Atlanta Licenses | Landline |
| 229-290 | Verizon Wireless | Wireless |
| 229-291 | Metro by T-Mobile (MetroPCS) | Wireless |
| 229-292 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 229-293 | AT&T Southeast (BellSouth) | Landline |
| 229-294 | AT&T Southeast (BellSouth) | Landline |
| 229-295 | AT&T Southeast (BellSouth) | Landline |
| 229-296 | Powertel Atlanta Licenses | Landline |
| 229-297 | Onvoy (Sinch) | VoIP |
| 229-298 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 229-299 | Lumen (Level 3) | VoIP |
| 229-300 | Verizon Wireless | Wireless |
| 229-301 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 229-302 | City Of Albany D/B/A Albany Utility Board | Landline |
| 229-303 | Mcc Telephony | Landline |
| 229-304 | Telnyx | Landline |
| 229-305 | Verizon Wireless | Wireless |
| 229-306 | Mcc Telephony | Landline |
| 229-307 | Windstream | Landline |
| 229-308 | Verizon Wireless | Wireless |
| 229-309 | Verizon Wireless | Wireless |
| 229-310 | Verizon Wireless | Wireless |
| 229-312 | AT&T Southeast (BellSouth) | Landline |
| 229-313 | Verizon Wireless | Wireless |
| 229-314 | Verizon Wireless | Wireless |
| 229-315 | Verizon Wireless | Wireless |
| 229-316 | Windstream (Paetec) | Landline |
| 229-317 | Windstream (Paetec) | Landline |
| 229-318 | Verizon Wireless | Wireless |
| 229-319 | Verizon Wireless | Wireless |
| 229-320 | Onvoy (Sinch) | VoIP |
| 229-321 | Verizon Wireless | Wireless |
| 229-322 | Verizon Wireless | Wireless |
| 229-323 | City Of Thomasville | Landline |
| 229-324 | Windstream | Landline |
| 229-325 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 229-326 | Verizon Wireless | Wireless |
| 229-327 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 229-328 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 229-329 | Lumen (Level 3) | VoIP |
| 229-330 | City Of Thomasville | Landline |
| 229-331 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 229-332 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 229-333 | AT&T Southeast (BellSouth) | Landline |
| 229-334 | AT&T Southeast (BellSouth) | Landline |
| 229-335 | Mcc Telephony | Landline |
| 229-336 | AT&T Southeast (BellSouth) | Landline |
| 229-337 | Lumen (Level 3) | VoIP |
| 229-338 | Southern Communications Services | Landline |
| 229-339 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 229-340 | Mcc Telephony | Landline |
| 229-341 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 229-342 | City Of Thomasville | Landline |
| 229-343 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 229-344 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 229-345 | Mcc Telephony | Landline |
| 229-346 | Windstream | Landline |
| 229-347 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 229-348 | Mcc Telephony | Landline |
| 229-349 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 229-350 | Mcc Telephony | Landline |
| 229-351 | Lumen (Level 3) | VoIP |
| 229-352 | Verizon Business (MCImetro) | Landline |
| 229-353 | AT&T Southeast (BellSouth) | Landline |
| 229-354 | Lumen (Level 3) | VoIP |
| 229-355 | Southern Communications Services | Landline |
| 229-356 | Southern Communications Services | Landline |
| 229-357 | Southern Communications Services | Landline |
| 229-358 | Southern Communications Services | Landline |
| 229-359 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 229-360 | Onvoy (Sinch) | VoIP |
| 229-361 | Mcc Telephony | Landline |
| 229-362 | Windstream | Landline |
| 229-363 | Mcc Telephony | Landline |
| 229-364 | Verizon Wireless | Wireless |
| 229-365 | Windstream | Landline |
| 229-366 | Verizon Wireless | Wireless |
| 229-367 | Southern Communications Services | Landline |
| 229-368 | Verizon Business (MCImetro) | Landline |
| 229-369 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 229-370 | Comcast (Xfinity Voice) | VoIP |
| 229-371 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 229-372 | Windstream | Landline |
| 229-373 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 229-374 | Onvoy (Sinch) | VoIP |
| 229-375 | Verizon Wireless | Wireless |
| 229-376 | Verizon Wireless | Wireless |
| 229-377 | Windstream | Landline |
| 229-378 | Windstream | Landline |
| 229-379 | Powertel Atlanta Licenses | Landline |
| 229-380 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 229-381 | Ip Horizon | Landline |
| 229-382 | AT&T Southeast (BellSouth) | Landline |
| 229-383 | Mcc Telephony | Landline |
| 229-384 | Lumen (Level 3) | VoIP |
| 229-385 | Windstream | Landline |
| 229-386 | AT&T Southeast (BellSouth) | Landline |
| 229-387 | AT&T Southeast (BellSouth) | Landline |
| 229-388 | AT&T Southeast (BellSouth) | Landline |
| 229-389 | Lumen (Level 3) | VoIP |
| 229-390 | Comsouth Telenet | Landline |
| 229-391 | AT&T Southeast (BellSouth) | Landline |
| 229-392 | Verizon Wireless | Wireless |
| 229-393 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 229-394 | Lumen (Level 3) | VoIP |
| 229-395 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 229-396 | Plant Telenet | Landline |
| 229-397 | City Of Thomasville | Landline |
| 229-398 | Windstream | Landline |
| 229-399 | Windstream | Landline |
| 229-400 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 229-401 | AT&T Southeast (BellSouth) | Landline |
| 229-402 | Verizon Wireless | Wireless |
| 229-403 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 229-404 | Mcc Telephony | Landline |
| 229-405 | AT&T (Teleport Communications) | Landline |
| 229-406 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 229-407 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 229-408 | Verizon Wireless | Wireless |
| 229-409 | Windstream | Landline |
| 229-410 | AT&T Southeast (BellSouth) | Landline |
| 229-412 | Verizon Wireless | Wireless |
| 229-413 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 229-414 | Onvoy (Sinch) | VoIP |
| 229-415 | Verizon Wireless | Wireless |
| 229-416 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 229-417 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 229-418 | Terra Nova Telecom | Landline |
| 229-419 | Mcc Telephony | Landline |
| 229-420 | AT&T Southeast (BellSouth) | Landline |
| 229-421 | Verizon Wireless | Wireless |
| 229-422 | Mcc Telephony | Landline |
| 229-423 | Windstream | Landline |
| 229-424 | Windstream | Landline |
| 229-425 | Verizon Wireless | Wireless |
| 229-426 | Windstream | Landline |
| 229-427 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 229-428 | Windstream | Landline |
| 229-429 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 229-430 | AT&T Southeast (BellSouth) | Landline |
| 229-431 | AT&T Southeast (BellSouth) | Landline |
| 229-432 | AT&T Southeast (BellSouth) | Landline |
| 229-433 | AT&T Southeast (BellSouth) | Landline |
| 229-434 | AT&T Southeast (BellSouth) | Landline |
| 229-435 | AT&T Southeast (BellSouth) | Landline |
| 229-436 | AT&T Southeast (BellSouth) | Landline |
| 229-437 | Onvoy (Sinch) | VoIP |
| 229-438 | AT&T Southeast (BellSouth) | Landline |
| 229-439 | AT&T Southeast (BellSouth) | Landline |
| 229-441 | Mcc Telephony | Landline |
| 229-442 | Southern Communications Services | Landline |
| 229-443 | Southern Communications Services | Landline |
| 229-444 | Powertel Atlanta Licenses | Landline |
| 229-445 | Southern Communications Services | Landline |
| 229-446 | AT&T Southeast (BellSouth) | Landline |
| 229-447 | Mcc Telephony | Landline |
| 229-448 | Onvoy (Sinch) | VoIP |
| 229-449 | Verizon Wireless | Wireless |
| 229-450 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 229-451 | Onvoy (Sinch) | VoIP |
| 229-452 | Mcc Telephony | Landline |
| 229-453 | Verizon Wireless | Wireless |
| 229-454 | Lumen (Level 3) | VoIP |
| 229-455 | Windstream | Landline |
| 229-456 | Verizon Wireless | Wireless |
| 229-457 | Verizon Wireless | Wireless |
| 229-458 | At&T Enterprises | Landline |
| 229-459 | Verizon Wireless | Wireless |
| 229-460 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 229-461 | Csc Wireless | Wireless |
| 229-462 | Powertel Atlanta Licenses | Landline |
| 229-463 | At&T Enterprises | Landline |
| 229-464 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 229-465 | Quincy Tel | Landline |
| 229-466 | Bandwidth.com | VoIP |
| 229-467 | Windstream | Landline |
| 229-468 | Windstream | Landline |
| 229-469 | Lumen (Level 3) | VoIP |
| 229-471 | Lumen (Level 3) | VoIP |
| 229-472 | Verizon Wireless | Wireless |
| 229-473 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 229-474 | Verizon Wireless | Wireless |
| 229-475 | Windstream | Landline |
| 229-476 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 229-477 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 229-479 | Metro by T-Mobile (MetroPCS) | Wireless |
| 229-480 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 229-481 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 229-482 | Windstream | Landline |
| 229-483 | AT&T Southeast (BellSouth) | Landline |
| 229-484 | Mcc Telephony | Landline |
| 229-485 | Onvoy (Sinch) | VoIP |
| 229-486 | Mcc Telephony | Landline |
| 229-487 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 229-488 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 229-489 | Mcc Telephony | Landline |
| 229-490 | Onvoy (Sinch) | VoIP |
| 229-491 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 229-492 | Mcc Telephony | Landline |
| 229-493 | Windstream (Paetec) | Landline |
| 229-494 | Mcc Telephony | Landline |
| 229-495 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 229-496 | Mcc Telephony | Landline |
| 229-497 | Onvoy (Sinch) | VoIP |
| 229-498 | Windstream | Landline |
| 229-499 | Powertel Atlanta Licenses | Landline |
| 229-500 | Windstream (Paetec) | Landline |
| 229-501 | Nuso | Landline |
| 229-502 | Windstream | Landline |
| 229-503 | Windstream | Landline |
| 229-504 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 229-505 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 229-506 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 229-507 | Verizon Wireless | Wireless |
| 229-508 | Powertel Atlanta Licenses | Landline |
| 229-509 | Southern Communications Services | Landline |
| 229-510 | Powertel Atlanta Licenses | Landline |
| 229-512 | Telnyx | Landline |
| 229-513 | Lumen (Level 3) | VoIP |
| 229-514 | Lumen (Level 3) | VoIP |
| 229-515 | Lumen (Level 3) | VoIP |
| 229-516 | Lumen (Level 3) | VoIP |
| 229-517 | Onvoy (Sinch) | VoIP |
| 229-518 | Lumen (Level 3) | VoIP |
| 229-519 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 229-520 | Verizon Business (MCImetro) | Landline |
| 229-521 | Mcc Telephony | Landline |
| 229-522 | AT&T Southeast (BellSouth) | Landline |
| 229-523 | Onvoy Spectrum (Sinch) | VoIP |
| 229-524 | Windstream | Landline |
| 229-525 | Onvoy Spectrum (Sinch) | VoIP |
| 229-526 | Mcc Telephony | Landline |
| 229-527 | Onvoy (Sinch) | VoIP |
| 229-528 | Plant Tel. | Landline |
| 229-529 | Verizon Wireless | Wireless |
| 229-530 | Mcc Telephony | Landline |
| 229-531 | Verizon Wireless | Wireless |
| 229-532 | Windstream | Landline |
| 229-533 | Windstream | Landline |
| 229-534 | Onvoy Spectrum (Sinch) | VoIP |
| 229-535 | Plant Tel. | Landline |
| 229-536 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 229-537 | Verizon Wireless | Wireless |
| 229-538 | Southern Communications Services | Landline |
| 229-539 | Verizon Wireless | Wireless |
| 229-540 | Onvoy (Sinch) | VoIP |
| 229-541 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 229-542 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 229-543 | Windstream | Landline |
| 229-544 | Onvoy (Sinch) | VoIP |
| 229-545 | Onvoy (Sinch) | VoIP |
| 229-546 | Plant Tel. | Landline |
| 229-547 | Onvoy (Sinch) | VoIP |
| 229-548 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 229-549 | AT&T Southeast (BellSouth) | Landline |
| 229-550 | Metro by T-Mobile (MetroPCS) | Wireless |
| 229-551 | AT&T Southeast (BellSouth) | Landline |
| 229-552 | Mcc Telephony | Landline |
| 229-553 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 229-554 | Onvoy (Sinch) | VoIP |
| 229-556 | AT&T Southeast (BellSouth) | Landline |
| 229-557 | Mcc Telephony | Landline |
| 229-558 | AT&T Southeast (BellSouth) | Landline |
| 229-559 | AT&T Southeast (BellSouth) | Landline |
| 229-560 | Verizon Wireless | Wireless |
| 229-561 | Verizon Wireless | Wireless |
| 229-562 | Onvoy Spectrum (Sinch) | VoIP |
| 229-563 | Verizon Wireless | Wireless |
| 229-564 | Powertel Atlanta Licenses | Landline |
| 229-565 | AT&T Southeast (BellSouth) | Landline |
| 229-566 | Windstream | Landline |
| 229-567 | Windstream | Landline |
| 229-568 | Onvoy (Sinch) | VoIP |
| 229-569 | Verizon Wireless | Wireless |
| 229-570 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 229-571 | Nuso | Landline |
| 229-572 | Onvoy Spectrum (Sinch) | VoIP |
| 229-573 | At&T Enterprises | Landline |
| 229-574 | Windstream | Landline |
| 229-575 | Verizon Wireless | Wireless |
| 229-576 | Mcc Telephony | Landline |
| 229-577 | Mcc Telephony | Landline |
| 229-578 | Commio | Landline |
| 229-579 | Powertel Atlanta Licenses | Landline |
| 229-580 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 229-581 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 229-582 | Onvoy (Sinch) | VoIP |
| 229-583 | Public Service Wireless Services | Wireless |
| 229-584 | Windstream (Paetec) | Landline |
| 229-585 | Mcc Telephony | Landline |
| 229-586 | Powertel Atlanta Licenses | Landline |
| 229-587 | Plant Telenet | Landline |
| 229-588 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 229-589 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 229-590 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 229-591 | Verizon Wireless | Wireless |
| 229-592 | Onvoy (Sinch) | VoIP |
| 229-593 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 229-594 | Windstream (Paetec) | Landline |
| 229-595 | Onvoy (Sinch) | VoIP |
| 229-596 | Pineland Communications | Landline |
| 229-597 | Onvoy (Sinch) | VoIP |
| 229-598 | Onvoy (Sinch) | VoIP |
| 229-599 | Windstream | Landline |
| 229-600 | Onvoy (Sinch) | VoIP |
| 229-601 | Windstream (Paetec) | Landline |
| 229-602 | Verizon Wireless | Wireless |
| 229-603 | Verizon Wireless | Wireless |
| 229-604 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 229-605 | Windstream | Landline |
| 229-606 | Onvoy (Sinch) | VoIP |
| 229-607 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 229-608 | Mcc Telephony | Landline |
| 229-609 | Onvoy (Sinch) | VoIP |
| 229-610 | Onvoy (Sinch) | VoIP |
| 229-612 | Mcc Telephony | Landline |
| 229-613 | Windstream | Landline |
| 229-614 | Onvoy (Sinch) | VoIP |
| 229-615 | Onvoy (Sinch) | VoIP |
| 229-616 | Windstream | Landline |
| 229-617 | Onvoy (Sinch) | VoIP |
| 229-618 | Powertel Atlanta Licenses | Landline |
| 229-619 | Onvoy (Sinch) | VoIP |
| 229-620 | Onvoy (Sinch) | VoIP |
| 229-621 | Powertel Atlanta Licenses | Landline |
| 229-622 | Windstream | Landline |
| 229-623 | Windstream | Landline |
| 229-624 | Windstream | Landline |
| 229-625 | Commio | Landline |
| 229-626 | Onvoy (Sinch) | VoIP |
| 229-627 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 229-628 | Lumen (Level 3) | VoIP |
| 229-629 | Onvoy (Sinch) | VoIP |
| 229-630 | Metro by T-Mobile (MetroPCS) | Wireless |
| 229-631 | Onvoy (Sinch) | VoIP |
| 229-632 | At&T Enterprises | Landline |
| 229-633 | Windstream | Landline |
| 229-634 | Onvoy (Sinch) | VoIP |
| 229-635 | Mcc Telephony | Landline |
| 229-636 | Windstream | Landline |
| 229-637 | Onvoy (Sinch) | VoIP |
| 229-638 | Onvoy (Sinch) | VoIP |
| 229-639 | AT&T Southeast (BellSouth) | Landline |
| 229-640 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 229-641 | Windstream | Landline |
| 229-642 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 229-643 | Windstream | Landline |
| 229-644 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 229-645 | Plant Tel. | Landline |
| 229-646 | Verizon Wireless | Wireless |
| 229-647 | Nuso | Landline |
| 229-648 | Windstream | Landline |
| 229-649 | Windstream | Landline |
| 229-650 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 229-651 | Powertel Atlanta Licenses | Landline |
| 229-652 | Onvoy (Sinch) | VoIP |
| 229-653 | Pineland Communications | Landline |
| 229-654 | Pineland Communications | Landline |
| 229-655 | Skye Telecom LLC dba Skyetel | Landline |
| 229-656 | Pineland Communications | Landline |
| 229-657 | Southern Communications Services | Landline |
| 229-658 | Windstream | Landline |
| 229-659 | Mcc Telephony | Landline |
| 229-660 | Onvoy (Sinch) | VoIP |
| 229-661 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 229-662 | Consolidated Communications Of Florida Company | Landline |
| 229-663 | Ton80 Communications | Landline |
| 229-664 | Onvoy (Sinch) | VoIP |
| 229-665 | Vonage | VoIP |
| 229-666 | FracTEL | Landline |
| 229-667 | FracTEL | Landline |
| 229-668 | City Of Thomasville | Landline |
| 229-669 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 229-670 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 229-671 | AT&T Southeast (BellSouth) | Landline |
| 229-672 | Metro by T-Mobile (MetroPCS) | Wireless |
| 229-673 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 229-674 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 229-675 | Windstream | Landline |
| 229-676 | Onvoy Spectrum (Sinch) | VoIP |
| 229-677 | Onvoy Spectrum (Sinch) | VoIP |
| 229-679 | Windstream | Landline |
| 229-680 | Onvoy Spectrum (Sinch) | VoIP |
| 229-681 | Twilio | VoIP |
| 229-682 | Onvoy (Sinch) | VoIP |
| 229-683 | Windstream | Landline |
| 229-684 | Onvoy (Sinch) | VoIP |
| 229-685 | Powertel Atlanta Licenses | Landline |
| 229-686 | Windstream | Landline |
| 229-687 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 229-688 | Onvoy (Sinch) | VoIP |
| 229-689 | Mcc Telephony | Landline |
| 229-690 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 229-691 | Onvoy Spectrum (Sinch) | VoIP |
| 229-692 | Onvoy (Sinch) | VoIP |
| 229-693 | Bandwidth.com | VoIP |
| 229-694 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 229-695 | Mcc Telephony | Landline |
| 229-696 | Onvoy (Sinch) | VoIP |
| 229-697 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 229-698 | Windstream | Landline |
| 229-699 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 229-701 | Onvoy (Sinch) | VoIP |
| 229-702 | Verizon Wireless | Wireless |
| 229-703 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 229-704 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 229-705 | Lumen (Level 3) | VoIP |
| 229-707 | Onvoy (Sinch) | VoIP |
| 229-708 | Onvoy (Sinch) | VoIP |
| 229-709 | Windstream | Landline |
| 229-710 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 229-712 | Powertel Atlanta Licenses | Landline |
| 229-713 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 229-714 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 229-715 | Onvoy (Sinch) | VoIP |
| 229-716 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 229-717 | Mcc Telephony | Landline |
| 229-718 | Onvoy (Sinch) | VoIP |
| 229-719 | Verizon Wireless | Wireless |
| 229-720 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 229-721 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 229-722 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 229-723 | Windstream | Landline |
| 229-724 | Windstream | Landline |
| 229-725 | AT&T Southeast (BellSouth) | Landline |
| 229-726 | Verizon Wireless | Wireless |
| 229-727 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 229-728 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 229-729 | Southern Communications Services | Landline |
| 229-730 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 229-731 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 229-732 | Windstream | Landline |
| 229-733 | Verizon Wireless | Wireless |
| 229-734 | AT&T Southeast (BellSouth) | Landline |
| 229-735 | Windstream | Landline |
| 229-736 | Windstream | Landline |
| 229-737 | Ton80 Communications | Landline |
| 229-738 | Metro by T-Mobile (MetroPCS) | Wireless |
| 229-739 | Southern Communications Services | Landline |
| 229-740 | Powertel Atlanta Licenses | Landline |
| 229-741 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 229-742 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 229-743 | Ton80 Communications | Landline |
| 229-744 | Onvoy (Sinch) | VoIP |
| 229-745 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 229-746 | Ton80 Communications | Landline |
| 229-747 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 229-748 | Onvoy (Sinch) | VoIP |
| 229-749 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 229-750 | Mcc Telephony | Landline |
| 229-751 | Mcc Telephony | Landline |
| 229-752 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 229-753 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 229-754 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 229-755 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 229-756 | Powertel Atlanta Licenses | Landline |
| 229-757 | Mcc Telephony | Landline |
| 229-758 | AT&T Southeast (BellSouth) | Landline |
| 229-759 | AT&T Southeast (BellSouth) | Landline |
| 229-760 | Mcc Telephony | Landline |
| 229-761 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 229-762 | Windstream | Landline |
| 229-763 | Ton80 Communications | Landline |
| 229-764 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 229-765 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 229-766 | Ton80 Communications | Landline |
| 229-767 | Ton80 Communications | Landline |
| 229-768 | Windstream | Landline |
| 229-769 | Windstream | Landline |
| 229-771 | Windstream | Landline |
| 229-772 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 229-773 | City Of Thomasville | Landline |
| 229-774 | Windstream | Landline |
| 229-775 | Windstream | Landline |
| 229-776 | AT&T Southeast (BellSouth) | Landline |
| 229-777 | AT&T Southeast (BellSouth) | Landline |
| 229-778 | Mcc Telephony | Landline |
| 229-779 | City Of Thomasville | Landline |
| 229-780 | Peerless Network | VoIP |
| 229-781 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 229-782 | Windstream | Landline |
| 229-783 | Onvoy (Sinch) | VoIP |
| 229-784 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 229-785 | Windstream | Landline |
| 229-786 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 229-787 | AT&T Southeast (BellSouth) | Landline |
| 229-788 | City Of Thomasville | Landline |
| 229-789 | Windstream (Paetec) | Landline |
| 229-790 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 229-791 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 229-792 | AT&T Southeast (BellSouth) | Landline |
| 229-793 | Windstream | Landline |
| 229-794 | Windstream | Landline |
| 229-795 | Skye Telecom LLC dba Skyetel | Landline |
| 229-796 | Lumen (Level 3) | VoIP |
| 229-797 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 229-798 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 229-799 | Skye Telecom LLC dba Skyetel | Landline |
| 229-800 | Onvoy (Sinch) | VoIP |
| 229-801 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 229-802 | Wavenation | Landline |
| 229-803 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 229-804 | Onvoy (Sinch) | VoIP |
| 229-805 | Powertel Atlanta Licenses | Landline |
| 229-806 | Windstream (Paetec) | Landline |
| 229-807 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 229-808 | Lumen (Level 3) | VoIP |
| 229-809 | Powertel Atlanta Licenses | Landline |
| 229-810 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 229-812 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 229-813 | Powertel Atlanta Licenses | Landline |
| 229-814 | Mcc Telephony | Landline |
| 229-815 | Verizon Wireless | Wireless |
| 229-816 | Onvoy (Sinch) | VoIP |
| 229-817 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 229-818 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 229-819 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 229-820 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 229-821 | Metro by T-Mobile (MetroPCS) | Wireless |
| 229-822 | Opentact | Landline |
| 229-823 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 229-824 | Citizens Tel. Co. | Landline |
| 229-825 | Onvoy (Sinch) | VoIP |
| 229-826 | Mcc Telephony | Landline |
| 229-827 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 229-828 | Windstream | Landline |
| 229-829 | Onvoy (Sinch) | VoIP |
| 229-831 | Windstream | Landline |
| 229-832 | Ton80 Communications | Landline |
| 229-833 | Windstream | Landline |
| 229-834 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 229-835 | Windstream | Landline |
| 229-838 | AT&T Southeast (BellSouth) | Landline |
| 229-843 | Ton80 Communications | Landline |
| 229-846 | AT&T Southeast (BellSouth) | Landline |
| 229-848 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 229-849 | Windstream | Landline |
| 229-850 | Verizon Wireless | Wireless |
| 229-853 | Citizens Tel. Co. | Landline |
| 229-854 | Verizon Wireless | Wireless |
| 229-855 | Mcc Telephony | Landline |
| 229-859 | Windstream | Landline |
| 229-860 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 229-861 | Windstream | Landline |
| 229-867 | Commio | Landline |
| 229-868 | Windstream | Landline |
| 229-869 | Verizon Wireless | Wireless |
| 229-872 | Windstream | Landline |
| 229-873 | Windstream | Landline |
| 229-874 | Citizens Tel. Co. | Landline |
| 229-877 | FracTEL | Landline |
| 229-878 | AT&T Southeast (BellSouth) | Landline |
| 229-881 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 229-883 | AT&T Southeast (BellSouth) | Landline |
| 229-884 | Southern Communications Services | Landline |
| 229-886 | Verizon Wireless | Wireless |
| 229-887 | AT&T Southeast (BellSouth) | Landline |
| 229-888 | AT&T Southeast (BellSouth) | Landline |
| 229-889 | AT&T Southeast (BellSouth) | Landline |
| 229-890 | Windstream | Landline |
| 229-891 | Windstream | Landline |
| 229-894 | Verizon Wireless | Wireless |
| 229-895 | Twilio | VoIP |
| 229-896 | Windstream | Landline |
| 229-899 | Windstream | Landline |
| 229-900 | FracTEL | Landline |
| 229-901 | Onvoy Spectrum (Sinch) | VoIP |
| 229-903 | AT&T Southeast (BellSouth) | Landline |
| 229-910 | Onvoy (Sinch) | VoIP |
| 229-920 | Onvoy (Sinch) | VoIP |
| 229-921 | Verizon Wireless | Wireless |
| 229-922 | Onvoy (Sinch) | VoIP |
| 229-924 | AT&T Southeast (BellSouth) | Landline |
| 229-928 | AT&T Southeast (BellSouth) | Landline |
| 229-929 | Onvoy (Sinch) | VoIP |
| 229-931 | AT&T Southeast (BellSouth) | Landline |
| 229-935 | Onvoy (Sinch) | VoIP |
| 229-937 | Windstream | Landline |
| 229-938 | Verizon Wireless | Wireless |
| 229-939 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 229-941 | Windstream | Landline |
| 229-942 | Verizon Wireless | Wireless |
| 229-944 | AT&T Local | Landline |
| 229-946 | FracTEL | Landline |
| 229-947 | Lumen (Level 3) | VoIP |
| 229-949 | AT&T Mobility | Wireless |
| 229-966 | Ton80 Communications | Landline |
| 229-977 | AT&T (Teleport Communications) | Landline |
| 229-985 | Windstream | Landline |
| 229-989 | Windstream | Landline |
| 229-992 | Windstream | Landline |
| 229-995 | Windstream | Landline |
| 229-996 | Ton80 Communications | Landline |
| 229-999 | Onvoy (Sinch) | VoIP |
Line type reflects the registry assignment; ported numbers can differ. Unknown 229 number calling? ActiveArmor® screens it before you ever look it up.
Cities & Communities in and around Area Code 229
Communities the 229 serves, filtered against the numbering registry’s rate centers, with each community’s key ZIP codes and the AT&T home internet available there. Cities link to their local AT&T internet page.
| City / community | Key ZIP codes | AT&T internet |
|---|---|---|
| Abbeville | 31001 | Internet Air |
| Adel | 31620, 31647, 31627 | Internet Air |
| Alapaha | 31622, 31749 | Internet Air |
| Albany | 31701, 31707, 31704 | Fiber up to 5 GIG |
| Americus | 31709, 31719 | Internet Air |
| Andersonville | 31711 | Internet Air |
| Arlington | 39813 | Internet Air |
| Attapulgus | 39815 | Internet Air |
| Baconton | 31716 | Internet Air |
| Bainbridge | 39817 | Internet Air |
| Blakely | 39823 | Internet Air |
| Boston | 31626, 31629, 31720 | Internet Air |
| Brinson | 39825, 39859 | Internet Air |
| Buena Vista | 31803 | Internet Air |
| Cairo | 39827, 39828, 39897 | Internet Air |
| Camilla | 31730 | Internet Air |
| Chauncey | 31011, 31037 | Internet Air |
| Climax | 39834, 39897 | Internet Air |
| Clyattville | 31601, 32350 | Fiber up to 5 GIG |
| Colquitt | 39837 | Internet Air |
| Coolidge | 31738 | Internet Air |
| Cordele | 31015 | Internet Air |
| Cuthbert | 39840 | Internet Air |
| Damascus | 39841 | Internet Air |
| Dawson | 39842, 39885, 39826 | Internet Air |
| Doerun | 31744 | Internet Air |
| Donalsonville | 39859, 39845 | Internet Air |
| Eastman | 31023 | Internet Air |
| Ellaville | 31806 | Check address |
| Enigma | 31749, 31727, 31622 | Internet Air |
| Fitzgerald | 31750 | Internet Air |
| Georgetown | 31419, 31405, 31409 | Internet Air |
| Hahira | 31632, 31627 | Fiber up to 5 GIG |
| Iron City | 39859, 39845, 39825 | Internet Air |
| Jakin | 39861, 39832 | Internet Air |
| Lake Park | 31636, 31606 | Fiber up to 5 GIG |
| Lakeland | 31635, 31649 | Internet Air |
| Leary | 39862, 39866 | Internet Air |
| Leesburg | 31763 | Fiber up to 5 GIG |
| Lenox | 31637, 31647 | Internet Air |
| Leslie | 31764, 31743, 31735 | Internet Air |
| Lumpkin | 31815 | Internet Air |
| Meigs | 31765, 31779, 31773 | Internet Air |
| Milan | 31060, 31011 | Internet Air |
| Moody AFB | 31699, 31605, 31645 | Check address |
| Morven | 31638, 31625 | Internet Air |
| Moultrie | 31768, 31753, 31788 | Internet Air |
| Nashville | 31639 | Internet Air |
| Naylor | 31641, 31649 | Internet Air |
| Newton | 39870 | Internet Air |
| Norman Park | 31771, 31775 | Internet Air |
| Ochlocknee | 31773, 31765 | Internet Air |
| Ocilla | 31774 | Internet Air |
| Omega | 31775, 31795, 31771 | Internet Air |
| Parrott | 39877, 31832 | Internet Air |
| Pavo | 31778, 31720 | Internet Air |
| Pelham | 31779, 31765 | Internet Air |
| Pinehurst | 31070, 31091, 31092 | Internet Air |
| Pitts | 31072, 31084, 31079 | Internet Air |
| Plains | 31780, 31719, 31824 | Internet Air |
| Poulan | 31781, 31789, 31791 | Internet Air |
| Quitman | 31643, 31629 | Internet Air |
| Ray City | 31645, 31699 | Internet Air |
| Rebecca | 31783 | Internet Air |
| Richland | 31825 | Internet Air |
| Richmond Hill | 31324, 31419, 31309 | Internet Air |
| Rochelle | 31079, 31072, 31001 | Internet Air |
| Sale City | 31784, 31756 | Internet Air |
| Smithville | 31787, 39826 | Internet Air |
| Sparks | 31647, 31620 | Internet Air |
| Stockton | 31649, 31641 | Internet Air |
| Sumner | 31789, 31781, 31795 | Internet Air |
| Sycamore | 31714, 31790 | Internet Air |
| Sylvester | 31781, 31791, 31789 | Internet Air |
| Thomasville | 31757, 31792 | Fiber up to 5 GIG |
| Tifton | 31793, 31794, 31795 | Internet Air |
| Ty Ty | 31795, 31793, 31789 | Internet Air |
| Valdosta | 31698, 31602, 31601 | Fiber up to 5 GIG |
| Vienna | 31092, 31051, 31070 | Internet Air |
| Whigham | 39897, 39834 | Internet Air |
City list: AT&T service-area records and the public numbering registry. Key ZIPs: U.S. Census data for each community. Internet type: AT&T eligibility data, June 2026. Availability is always confirmed at your exact address.
229 Area Code Map
Area code 229 serves Albany and nearby communities in GA.
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Counties Covered by the 229 Area Code
Counties are served in whole or in part; population is U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023. The 229 also reaches parts of Thomas County, Bryan County, Tift County, Lee County, Sumter County, Decatur County, Grady County, Mitchell County and 22 more.
The 229, explained
Area Code 229: More Than a Number in Albany
In Albany, the 229 is more than digits on a caller ID. It arrived in 2000, carved out of the 912, and it has meant Albany and surrounding communities ever since — 679 carrier prefixes keep its lines busy today, and an established 229 number still says you’ve been here a while.
The map tells its own story: Albany and surrounding communities, with no overlay on its territory. The area and the code are still one and the same — rare in Georgia and getting rarer nationwide.
Keeping a 229 matters here. An existing 229 number ports to a new phone, a new carrier, or a new AT&T line, and stays yours anywhere in the U.S.
Need a new local number? Shop plans Keep your 229: bring it to AT&TInternet, wireless & stores in the 229
AT&T Home Internet in Area Code 229
AT&T home internet serves communities across area code 229, with AT&T Fiber where it’s built and AT&T Internet Air covering the gaps. Availability is decided address by address; every community in the table above links to its local internet page.
No data capsNo annual contractNo equipment fees
AT&T Fiber: Ltd. avail/areas. Speeds based on wired connection. Actual speeds vary. For 5-GIG, single device wired speed maximum 4.7Gbps. For more info., visit att.com/speed101. AT&T Internet Air: AT&T Internet Air not available in all areas. In rare cases, if your usage is contributing to congestion on the network, AT&T will greatly reduce your speed for a minimum of 30 min.
Pair it with wireless in an internet + wireless bundle. Run a business in the 229? AT&T Business Internet is available at many addresses.
Fiber install day in the 229Check your address ›
Moving to Area Code 229?
Set up home internet in area code 229 before the boxes arrive, and find your new community in the table above or check your exact address below.
Your number moves with you: port your 229 number from anywhere, or keep your old number when you arrive. An AT&T store nearby can handle the whole switch in one visit.
1 · Check your addressSee Fiber or Internet Air availability in seconds.
2 · Schedule for move-in dayInstall lined up before the boxes arrive.
3 · Keep your numberYour mobile number ports; your internet moves.
Get set up before move-in dayPlan your move ›
AT&T Wireless in Area Code 229
AT&T’s 5G network covers most of area code 229. ActiveArmor® spam blocking is included with every unlimited plan, your 229 number stays yours, and great cell phone deals in Albany are a tap away.
5G across the 229ActiveArmor® includedKeep your 229 number
AT&T may temporarily slow data speeds if the network is busy. 5G req’s compatible plan & device. Coverage not available everywhere. Learn more at att.com/5Gforyou.
Need a new 229 number? Ask when you activate a line, and porting an existing 229 number keeps it yours.
Stay connected across AlbanyShop wireless plans ›
AT&T Stores in Area Code 229
Looking for cell phone stores in area code 229? These stores answer on 229 numbers — walk in for switching, porting, upgrades and hands-on help:
Every AT&T store in the region, company owned and authorized retailer alike, each with its own store page.
Real help from real people in AlbanyFind your store ›
All AT&T Stores with 229 Numbers
Every store below answers on a 229 number. Tap any number to call.
6 AT&T stores with 229 numbers
International Calling from Area Code 229
Calling abroad from area code 229? AT&T International Calling adds discounted or unlimited rates to 200+ countries on top of your existing plan, and unlimited texting from the U.S. to 200+ destinations is already included on AT&T unlimited plans.
Where the 229 calls most:MexicoIndiaJamaicaGuatemalaKorea
Top places of birth among foreign-born residents of the 229’s counties, U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023.
Calling abroad from a 229 number: dial 011 + country code + number (or just + on a mobile). Traveling abroad instead? International Day Pass® takes your talk, text and data with you for a flat daily rate.
International Calling and International Day Pass® availability, rates and included destinations vary by plan; see att.com for the current country list.
Albany calls the worldSee international plans ›
229 Area Code Quick Facts & Dialing
StateGeorgia
Time zoneEastern
OverlaysNonethe 229 stands alone
Established2000split from the 912
Dialing10 digits7-digit local calls may still work
Toll-free?Nogeographic code
Population1.06Mcounties served, Census 2023
Largest cityAlbany+79 more ›
How to dial a 229 number
| Scenario | Format | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Local call (within the region) | 229 + 7-digit number | (229) 555-0100 |
| Long distance (within the U.S.) | 1 + 229 + 7-digit number | 1 (229) 555-0100 |
| Calling 229 from another country | +1 229 + 7-digit number | +1 229 555 0100 |
| From a mobile phone | (229) + 7-digit number | (229) 555-0100 |
A Short History of Area Code 229
Created in 2000 as a split from the 912, the 229 has meant Albany and surrounding communities ever since. No splits or overlays have divided its territory since.
2000Split from the 912
In service since 2000, with no overlay on its territory today.
Nearby & Related Area Codes
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Area Code 229 FAQ
What area code is 229?
229 is the area code for Albany, Georgia and the surrounding communities. It appears at the front of every local 10-digit phone number in the area.
Where is area code 229?
Area code 229 serves Albany, Georgia and nearby communities including Abraham Baldwin College, Adel, Alapaha. The full city list is in the cities table above.
Why did I get a text message from a 229 number?
The most common 229 text scam opens like a wrong number (“u at home?”, “are you busy tomorrow?”) and tries to move you to WhatsApp. Don’t reply. Forward the text to 7726 (SPAM) and delete it. AT&T ActiveArmor® filters known scam senders automatically.
Who called me from area code 229?
A 229 number usually means Albany or a nearby community, but spoofing is common. This page’s prefix lookup isn’t a reverse phone lookup — it can’t name the caller, but it shows the carrier, line type and community a number was issued to, which is often enough to judge a call.
What time zone is area code 229?
Eastern time. The live local time is shown at the top of this page.
Why am I getting calls from 229 numbers?
229 is an active, legitimate Georgia area code, but scammers spoof local numbers because people answer them. If there’s no voicemail, let it go. AT&T ActiveArmor® blocks and labels spam automatically, and you can report unwanted calls at reportfraud.ftc.gov. The spam report board above shows which 229 prefixes are drawing complaints right now.
Is 229 a toll-free number?
No. 229 is a geographic area code tied to Albany, Georgia. Toll-free calls come from 800, 833, 844, 855, 866, 877 and 888 numbers.
When was area code 229 created?
Area code 229 entered service in 2000 and still covers Albany and the surrounding Georgia communities today. The full timeline is in the history section above.
Which cities use area code 229?
The largest communities include Abbeville, Adel, Alapaha, Albany, Americus. The full list is in the cities table above.
Does AT&T offer service in the 229?
Yes: home internet, wireless and retail stores across the 229. Availability is checked address by address.
Can I still get a 229 number?
Yes. Carriers in Albany and across the 229 still issue 229 numbers on new lines, and you can port an existing 229 number to any carrier.
Can I keep my 229 number if I move?
Yes. Phone numbers are portable: your 229 number can move with you anywhere in the U.S., whether you stay with your carrier or switch.
Sources: city and store data from AT&T records; prefix and carrier assignments from the public numbering registry (pulled July 2026). Facts regenerate monthly.
