Manning attributes a consistent, significant population surge to the need for more area codes. Metro Atlanta now has four: 470, the outgoing 404 and 678, and 770, which was created in 1995 and is ...

Residents of metro Atlanta take their area codes very seriously. While you may be familiar with the numbers 404, 770, 678, and 470, there will soon be a new contender in the mix. Verizon announced ...

In under a month, a long anticipated new area code for metro Atlanta makes its debut. Here's what you need to know and if you'll be impacted by it.

Can that all end in 2020 Enter the new area code: 943. According to the Georgia Public Service Commission, it's the first new area code in metro Atlanta since 470 was introduced in 2010.

It will be the 11th area code in the state, the Georgia Public Service Commission announced on Tuesday.