470 Area Code: Atlanta, Georgia
Area code 470 serves Atlanta, Winder and Gainesville, Georgia in the Eastern time zone, in service since 2010. Consumers have filed 6,830 unwanted-call complaints against 5,766 different 470 numbers, 926 of them with the FTC in the last 30 days. Look up the exact number that called you below.
Area code 470 at a glance
- State
- Georgia
- Main cities
- Atlanta, Winder, Gainesville, Cumming, Buford + 31 more
- Counties
- Fulton County, Hall County, Barrow County, Bartow County + 17 more
- Local time
- —Eastern
- In service since
- February 26, 2010
- Overlay of
- 678
- Local dialing
- 10 digits (area code + number)
- Exchanges
- 41 rate centers, 786 prefixes
Sources: NANPA area code and central office code records (refreshed weekly); cities and counties matched from US Census Bureau and USGS place names.
Most-reported 470 numbers
Ranked by FTC Do Not Call complaints this month, then all-time FTC and FCC complaints. Only numbers with enough complaints for a full report page are listed. Click one for what it was reported for and where.
What calls from 470 numbers are about
3,433 FTC Do Not Call complaints about 470 numbers since Jul 24. The most common named subject is debt-relief pitches, at 34% of complaints (94% of those were recorded messages). Overall, 78% of callers who answered said the call was a robocall.
FTC complaint subjects
- Other / unspecified1,28237%
- Debt reduction1,15134%
- Impostor (government, business, family)38411%
- No subject given2247%
- Dropped call / no message1785%
- Medical & prescriptions933%
- Home improvement & cleaning361%
FCC complaints by call type, last 2 years
- Prerecorded Voice25248%
- Live Voice16631%
- Text Message11121%
21% of recent FCC complaints about 470 numbers are about text messages, not calls.
When 470 spam calls come in
28% of complaints that give a call time describe calls between 11am and 2pm. 94% came Monday to Friday, most on Fridays, the pattern of call-center robocall campaigns that run on business hours. Times are as consumers reported them to the FTC.
By hour of the day
By day of the week
Is it getting worse?
918 FTC complaints about 470 numbers in the last four weeks, down 16% on the four weeks before. FCC complaints about 470 numbers peaked in 2018 (405); the FTC's daily Do Not Call data has carried most of the volume since mid-2026.
FTC complaints per week
FCC complaints per year
Years shown as '15 to '26; the current year is partial.
Who gets these calls
Only 31% of the FTC complaints about 470 numbers came from Georgia residents; the most came from California, Florida and Illinois. 470 numbers are being used for nationwide campaigns, so the area code says little about where the caller is.
Where complainants live
- Georgia1,07331%
- California36010%
- Florida2778%
- Illinois2277%
- New Jersey1214%
What people with 470 numbers report
People whose own number starts with 470 filed 832 FTC complaints since Jul 24. 44% were about calls showing another 470 number. The most common named subject was debt-relief pitches.
Area codes on the calls they reported
- 470 (same code)36344%
- 866 (toll-free)223%
- 833 (toll-free)213%
- 877 (toll-free)202%
- 770172%
Likely campaigns using 470 numbers
Groups of numbers that drew the same FTC complaint in the same pattern over the last 60 days. The grouping is statistical and doesn't identify who is calling.
Busiest 470 prefixes this month
FTC complaints in the last 30 days, grouped by the first six digits. When one prefix collects complaints about many different numbers, a campaign is usually cycling through that block. The carrier is who NANPA assigned the prefix to, not who made the calls.
Carriers operating in 470
NANPA has assigned 786 470 prefixes (NPA-NXX central-office codes) across 41 rate centers: 50% to wireless carriers, 49% to landline and VoIP operators; 100% are pooled blocks shared by several carriers. The newest assignment was 2024-01-02. The carrier holding a prefix is who the number was issued through. It says nothing about who is calling, since caller ID is routinely spoofed.
| Carrier | Type | Prefixes | Rate centers | Newest assignment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verizon Wireless (Cellco Partnership) | Wireless | 183(23%) | 8 | 2022-05-16 |
| AT&T Mobility (New Cingular Wireless PCS) | Wireless | 98(12%) | 10 | 2023-06-15 |
| Powertel Atlanta Licenses, INC. | Wireless | 94(12%) | 4 | 2023-05-30 |
| Bandwidth.com | Competitive / VoIP (CLEC) | 79(10%) | 27 | 2022-06-24 |
| Onvoy (Sinch) | Competitive / VoIP (CLEC) | 73(9%) | 33 | 2023-08-16 |
| Teleport Communications America, LLC | Competitive / VoIP (CLEC) | 37(5%) | 11 | 2023-05-18 |
| BellSouth (AT&T) | Incumbent landline (ILEC) | 28(4%) | 6 | 2018-06-20 |
| Comcast (Xfinity Voice) | Competitive / VoIP (CLEC) | 27(3%) | 9 | 2021-09-23 |
| Level 3 (Lumen) | Competitive / VoIP (CLEC) | 22(3%) | 7 | 2022-04-05 |
| Peerless Network | Competitive / VoIP (CLEC) | 21(3%) | 15 | 2021-02-24 |
| Metro by T-Mobile (MetroPCS) | Wireless | 17(2%) | 7 | 2021-10-14 |
| MCImetro (Verizon Business) | Competitive / VoIP (CLEC) | 16(2%) | 8 | 2021-07-19 |
Largest rate centers (exchanges) by prefixes: Atlanta (232), Atlanta Northeast (197), Atlanta Northwest (66), Atlanta South (39), Winder (29), Gainesville (23), Cumming (19), Buford (16), Conyers (12), Adairsville (11). Source: NANPA Central Office Code Utilized Assignments (public, refreshed weekly).
What to do about calls from 470 numbers
Before you call back
- Debt reduction is the top named complaint here. Don't pay upfront fees for debt relief; the FTC's Telemarketing Sales Rule bans them. Talk to your lender or a nonprofit credit counselor instead. Read about debt-relief robocalls.
- Look up the full number above. A missed call from 470 with no voicemail is usually a robocall; anyone who needs you will leave a message.
- Block repeat callers: iPhone, Android, or your carrier's free filter (Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile).
Report it in Georgia
- Unwanted sales calls and robocalls: donotcall.gov (FTC). Scams and fraud: ReportFraud.ftc.gov.
- Spoofing, texts and call-blocking problems: FCC consumer complaints.
- State complaints: Georgia Attorney General.
- Georgia formally adopted the FTC's National Do Not Call Registry as its own state list rather than running a separate one, so a single free registration at donotcall.gov covers you. State authorities can still enforce against telemarketers who ignore it, in addition to any federal penalty.
Your FTC and FCC reports are published (without your name or number) in the datasets this page is built from. How to report unwanted calls.
Area code 470: questions answered from the data
Where is area code 470?
Area code 470 serves Atlanta, Winder and Gainesville, Georgia, covering Fulton County, Hall County and Barrow County and 18 more counties. It has been in service since February 26, 2010.
What time zone is area code 470 in?
Area code 470 is in the Eastern time zone (UTC−5, or UTC−4 during daylight saving time). The current local time is shown at the top of this page.
Which area codes overlay 470?
404 (in service 1947), 770 (in service 1995) and 943 (in service 2022) serve the same area as 470. New numbers there can be issued with any of these codes, and local calls need all 10 digits. A spoofed call can display any of them.
What are calls from 470 numbers usually about?
Since Jul 24, consumers filed 3,433 FTC Do Not Call complaints about 470 numbers. The most common named subject was debt-relief pitches: 34% of complaints, 94% of them recorded messages. Across all subjects, 78% of callers who answered the question said the call was a robocall.
When do 470 spam calls happen?
28% of the complaints that give a call time describe calls between 11am and 2pm, and 94% came on weekdays, most often on Friday. Times are as consumers reported them.
Are calls from 470 numbers really local?
Not necessarily. Only 31% of the FTC complaints about 470 numbers came from Georgia residents; the most came from California, Florida and Illinois. 470 numbers are being used for nationwide campaigns, so the area code says little about where the caller is.
Are 470 robocalls increasing?
In the four weeks to Oct 20, consumers filed 918 FTC complaints about 470 numbers, 16% fewer than the four weeks before.
How do I report a 470 scam call in Georgia?
Report unwanted sales calls and robocalls to the FTC at donotcall.gov, and scams to ReportFraud.ftc.gov. The FCC takes complaints at consumercomplaints.fcc.gov. In Georgia, the Georgia Attorney General also handles consumer complaints about scam calls. Reports feed the public data this page is built from.
Overlay and nearby area codes
Sources: FTC Do Not Call complaints (unverified consumer reports), published every weekday and available here from Jul 24; FCC Consumer Complaint Data, public record, imported nightly; NANPA numbering records. A number appearing here means consumers reported calls that displayed it. Caller ID can be spoofed.