Area code 912

Area code 912 is a US telephone area code serving the state of Georgia, USA. It covers Savannah, Hinesville, Vidalia, Waycross, Brunswick, Douglas, Statesboro, Jesup, and southeastern Georgia.

History

Area code 912 was split from area code 404 in 1954. When it was created, it covered the entire southern half of the state, including the cities of Savannah, Macon, and Albany.

On August 1, 2000, area code 912 was split into three parts:

• The former western part of 912 is now area code 229 and includes such cities as Albany, Bainbridge, Valdosta, Tifton, Thomasville, Fitzgerald, and Americus.

• The former northern part of 912 is now area code 478 and includes such areas as Macon, Forsyth, Warner Robins, Dublin, Eastman, and Milledgeville.

• Continued parts of old area code until August 1, 2001.

Counties served

Appling, Atkinson, Bacon, Brantley, Bryan, Bulloch, Camden, Candler, Charlton, Chatham, Clinch, Coffee, Echols (part with Area code 229), Effingham, Emanuel (part with Area code 478), Evans, Glynn, Jeff Davis, Liberty, Long, McIntosh, Montgomery, Pierce, Screven, Tattnall, Telfair County, Georgia (part with Area code 229), Toombs, Treutlen, Ware, Wayne, and Wheeler. Brett Evans,

See also

• List of NANP area codes

External links

• NANPA Area Code Map of Georgia
• List of exchanges from AreaCodeDownload.com, 912 Area Code

Georgia area codes: 229, 404, 470, 478, 678, 706, 762, 770, 912
	North: 478, 803, 843
West: 229	Area code 912	East: Atlantic Ocean, 441
	South: 386, 904
South Carolina area codes: 803, 843, 864
Florida area codes: 239, 305, 321, 352, 386, 407, 561, 727, 754, 772, 786, 813, 850, 863, 904, 941, 954