478 area code: location, time zone and numbers
The US telephone area code 478 serves Augusta, Georgia, and has been in service since 2000.
- Location
- Augusta, Georgia
- Year service began
- 2000
- The time zone
- Eastern time zone
- Overlay
- None: no overlay code exists here, and the area has only this code.
- Calls within the area
- Full 10-digit dialling
- Rate-centre locations
- 50
- Exhaust projection
- 2044
- Code for the country
- +1 (United States)
NANPA public reports are what we used, both the area code report and the rate-centre report, from the file of 11/01/2026. For the projected exhaust year, we rely on NANPA projections, 2026-1 set, dated April 2026. We are not an official NANPA site.
Get a number in the 478 area code
You can get a 478 number in two ways. A provider assigns a new number with its plan. The number is chosen at sign-up from numbers already held under this code. You can buy a number from a seller at a one-time price. The seller already holds it, and the number often has a pattern. You then move it to a provider.
Providers ranked 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 |
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Places in the 478 area code
For 478, NANPA lists 50 rate centres. Numbers are assigned to these local calling areas:
Wrightsville, Warner Robins, Wadley, Unadilla, Twin City; Toomsboro, Swainsboro, Sardis, Sandersville, Roberta; Reynolds, Rentz, Perry, Montrose, Montezuma; Millen, Milledgeville, Midville, Marshallville, Macon; Louisville, Lake Sinclair, Lizella, Kite, Jeffersonville; Irwinton, Ideal, Hawkinsville, Haddock, Gray; Gordon, Fort Valley, Forsyth, Eastman, Dudley; Dublin, Dexter, Davisboro, Danville, Culloden; Cochran, Chester, Centerville (houston), Cedar Grove, Cadwell; Butler, Byromville, Byron, Bartow, Adrian.
Other related area codes
Georgia also uses 404, 912, 706, 770, 678, 229, 762, 470 and 943.
478 area code questions
Where is area code 478?
Around Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC, 478 serves Augusta, Georgia.
What country code applies to a 478 number?
+1. As part of the North American Numbering Plan, 478 requires callers abroad to dial +1 478 followed by the 7-digit number.
What time is it in the 478 area code?
The 478 area uses Eastern time.
Which callers use numbers in the 478 area code?
Homes, mobiles and local businesses use numbers in this code. Some callers also pretend their number is local. When a 478 number appears on your screen, it shows where the number was assigned but not the caller’s identity.