478 Area Code — GA
Area code 478 serves GA in the Eastern time zone, in service since 2000. The FCC has 93 unwanted-call complaints against 83 different 478 numbers on record. Look up the exact number that called you below.
Most-reported 478 numbers
Ranked by FCC unwanted-call complaints. Click a number for its full report.
478 unwanted-call complaints, last 12 months
Monthly FCC complaint volume against 478 numbers. Spikes usually mark an active robocall campaign cycling through the code.
Carriers operating in 478
Carriers assigned to 478 prefixes that visitors have looked up so far — resolved from official NPA-NXX assignment records.
- STRATUS NETWORKSC · 1 prefix
- TELNYX LLCC · 1 prefix
About area code 478
- Serves
- GA
- Time zone
- Eastern
- In service since
- 2000-08-01
- Overlay
- No
Source: NANPA numbering records, refreshed weekly.
Spam calls from 478? What to know
Seeing repeated missed calls from 478 numbers you don't recognize is the classic signature of neighbor-spoofing robocall campaigns. The caller isn't necessarily in GA — 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 478 FAQs
Where is area code 478?
Area code 478 serves GA, in the Eastern time zone. It has been in service since 2000.
Why do I keep getting calls from 478 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 478 may not originate from GA at all. Look up the full 10-digit number on this site to see its complaint history before calling back.
Are 478 numbers safe to call back?
Area codes themselves are neither safe nor unsafe — 478 contains millions of legitimate lines alongside any spoofed or spam numbers. The FCC has logged 93 unwanted-call complaints against 83 distinct 478 numbers in our current data window. Check the specific number's report page before returning a missed call.