229 Area Code — Scam Calls, Location & Who's Calling
Area code 229 serves Georgia in the Eastern time zone, in service since 2000. The FCC has 1,533 unwanted-call complaints against 1,322 different 229 numbers on record. Look up the exact number that called you below.
Most-reported 229 numbers
Ranked by FCC unwanted-call complaints. Click a number for its full report.
- (229) 518-••••40 complaints · 2025-05-27
- (229) 226-••••15 complaints · 2018-01-15
- (229) 207-••••13 complaints · 2018-07-19
- (229) 223-••••13 complaints · 2015-12-01
- (229) 352-••••5 complaints · 2018-08-30
- (229) 299-••••5 complaints · 2018-08-10
- (229) 345-••••5 complaints · 2018-06-12
- (229) 672-••••5 complaints · 2016-08-24
- (229) 256-••••5 complaints · 2016-06-20
- (229) 808-••••4 complaints · 2021-03-11
- (229) 632-••••4 complaints · 2018-12-04
- (229) 352-••••4 complaints · 2018-06-14
- (229) 415-••••4 complaints · 2018-01-01
- (229) 345-••••4 complaints · 2017-10-17
- (229) 758-••••4 complaints · 2017-08-30
- (229) 299-••••4 complaints · 2017-01-02
- (229) 809-••••4 complaints · 2016-09-28
- (229) 548-••••4 complaints · 2016-09-13
- (229) 278-••••3 complaints · 2026-06-26
- (229) 351-••••3 complaints · 2025-12-02
- (229) 216-••••3 complaints · 2021-09-28
- (229) 406-••••3 complaints · 2021-02-15
- (229) 261-••••3 complaints · 2020-10-03
- (229) 363-••••3 complaints · 2019-12-20
- (229) 297-••••3 complaints · 2019-09-24
229 unwanted-call complaints, last 12 months
Monthly FCC complaint volume against 229 numbers. Spikes usually mark an active robocall campaign cycling through the code.
Carriers operating in 229
Carriers assigned to 229 prefixes that visitors have looked up so far — resolved from official NPA-NXX assignment records.
- NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC - GAWireless · 5 prefixes
- CELLCO PARTNERSHIP DBA VERIZON WIRELESS - GAWireless · 5 prefixes
- LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - GAC · 5 prefixes
- POWERTEL ATLANTA LICENSES, INC.Wireless · 4 prefixes
- BELLSOUTH TELECOMM INC DBA SOUTHERN BELL TEL & TELI · 4 prefixes
- ONVOY, LLC - GAC · 3 prefixes
- MCC TELEPHONY LLCC · 3 prefixes
- PAETEC ITEL, LLCC · 3 prefixes
About area code 229
- Serves
- Georgia
- Time zone
- Eastern
- In service since
- 2000-08-01
- Overlay
- No
Source: NANPA numbering records, refreshed weekly.
Spam calls from 229? What to know
Seeing repeated missed calls from 229 numbers you don't recognize is the classic signature of neighbor-spoofing robocall campaigns. The caller isn't necessarily in Georgia — spoofing software displays whatever digits the campaign chooses. Never call unknown numbers back; look them up first, and report unwanted calls to the FCC to build the public record.
Area code 229 FAQs
Where is area code 229?
Area code 229 serves Georgia, in the Eastern time zone. It has been in service since 2000.
Why do I keep getting calls from 229 numbers?
Robocallers use "neighbor spoofing" — displaying a number with a local area code to make you more likely to answer. A call showing area code 229 may not originate from Georgia at all. Look up the full 10-digit number on this site to see its complaint history before calling back.
Are 229 numbers safe to call back?
Area codes themselves are neither safe nor unsafe — 229 contains millions of legitimate lines alongside any spoofed or spam numbers. The FCC has logged 1,533 unwanted-call complaints against 1,322 distinct 229 numbers in our current data window. Check the specific number's report page before returning a missed call.