229 area code: location, time zone and numbers
In the US, area code 229 serves Chattanooga, Georgia, and has been in service since 2000.
- Location
- Chattanooga, Georgia
- Service since
- 2000
- Local time zone
- Eastern time
- Overlay
- None: the sole code for its area
- Calls inside the area
- Dialling with 7 digits
- Rate centre list
- 86
- Projected exhaustion
- 2029
- International calling code
- +1 (United States)
NANPA public reports supply the source data, including the area code report and rate-centre report, with a file date of 11/01/2026. For the exhaust year, see NANPA projections 2026-1 (April 2026). This site is not an official NANPA website.
Get yourself a 229 number
There are two ways to get a 229 number. With its plan, a provider hands out a new number, chosen when you sign up from the pool it holds in the code. Numbers that a seller already holds are listed at a one-time price, often with a pattern. After that, you move the number to a provider.
Providers listed by first-year cost
| Provider | Cheapest plan | First year | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
 Free app | Basic (Just for me), free | $0 | Open Google Voice |
 Free app | Free plan, free | $0 | Open TextNow |
 Developer API | Pay-as-you-go local number, $1.15 a month | $13.80 | Open Twilio |
 Second-number app | Standard, $3.99 a month billed yearly | $47.99 | Open Burner |
 Toll-free specialist | Solo, $6.99 a month billed yearly | $84 | Open UniTel Voice |
 Second-number app | Deluxe (local number), $6.99 a month billed yearly | $102.88 | Open GoDaddy Conversations (formerly Smartline) |
Sellers listing local numbers
| Seller | What it sells | Listed price | Monthly fee | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Marketplace | Local numbers | From $9 one-time | None stated | Search at Exclusive Digits |
 Marketplace | Local and toll-free | From $9.95 one-time | $2.99 a month | Search at NumberBarn |
 Number broker | Local and toll-free | From $99 one-time | None stated | Search at RingBoost |
 Number broker | Local and toll-free | From $100 one-time | None stated | Search at PhoneNumberExpert |
| 212areacode.comNumber broker | Local numbers | From $150 one-time | None stated | Search at 212areacode.com |
Some sellers and providers may pay us a referral fee. The order is by first-year cost, and a referral fee never changes it. our earnings
Places in the 229 area code
For 229, NANPA lists 86 rate centres. Each one is a local calling area where numbers get assigned:
Attapulgus, Ashburn, Arlington, Americus, Albany, Alapaha, Adel, Abbeville, Baconton, Bainbridge, Cedar Springs, Camilla, Calvary-reno, Cairo, Buena Vista, Boston, Bluffton, Blakely, Berlin, Barwick, Ellaville, Edison, Donalsonville, Doerun, Dawson, Cuthbert, Cordele, Coolidge, Colquitt, Chattahoochee, Jakin, Jacksonville, Irwinville, Iron City, Hahira, Georgetown, Funston, Fort Gaines, Fitzgerald, Enigma, Meigs, Mcrae, Lumpkin, Lake Blackshear, Leslie, Lenox, Leesburg, Leary, Lakeland, Lake Park, Omega, Ocilla, Ochlocknee, Norman Park, Newton, Nashville, Moultrie, Morven, Morgan, Milan, plus 26 more.
Other related area codes
Other Georgia area codes: 478, 404, 762, 912, 470, 706, 943, 770 and 678.
229 area code questions
Where is area code 229 located?
Calls with 229 ring in Chattanooga, Georgia, around Chattanooga, TN-GA.
Which country code do 229 numbers use?
+1. Because 229 belongs to the North American Numbering Plan, from abroad you dial +1 229 plus the 7-digit number.
What time is it in the 229 area code?
The 229 area uses Eastern time.
Who uses a 229 number to call?
Homes, mobiles and local businesses all use numbers in this code, and so do callers who fake a local number. The 229 number on your screen shows where it was assigned, but it cannot identify the caller.