# Area code 229 > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Area_code_229 > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Area_code_229.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Area_code_229 > Source revision: 1340715126 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Telephone area code for southwest Georgia, United States **Area code 229** is a telephone [area code](/source/Area_code) in the [North American Numbering Plan](/source/North_American_Numbering_Plan) for the southwest corner of the [U.S. state](/source/U.S._state) of [Georgia](/source/Georgia_(U.S._state)). The numbering plan area includes the cities of [Albany](/source/Albany%2C_Georgia), [Valdosta](/source/Valdosta%2C_Georgia), [Adel](/source/Adel%2C_Georgia), [Leesburg](/source/Leesburg%2C_Georgia), [Bainbridge](/source/Bainbridge%2C_Georgia), [Americus](/source/Americus%2C_Georgia), [Vienna](/source/Vienna%2C_Georgia), [Fitzgerald](/source/Fitzgerald%2C_Georgia), [Ocilla](/source/Ocilla%2C_Georgia), [Cairo](/source/Cairo%2C_Georgia), [Moultrie](/source/Moultrie%2C_Georgia), [Thomasville](/source/Thomasville%2C_Georgia), [McRae-Helena](/source/McRae-Helena%2C_Georgia), and [Tifton](/source/Tifton%2C_Georgia). The area code was created on August 1, 2000 in a three-way split of [area code 912](/source/Area_code_912),[1] which had served the southern half of Georgia for forty-six years. [Savannah](/source/Savannah%2C_Georgia) and the eastern portion retained area code 912, while [Macon](/source/Macon%2C_Georgia) and the northern portion were assigned to [area code 478](/source/Area_code_478). A one-year permissive dialing period was in effect until August 1, 2001 for ten-digit dialing into the numbering plan area, but several local routes remained available with [seven-digit dialing](/source/Seven-digit_dialing).[2] Projections of October 2021 indicated that the area code is not expected to need relief until 2029.[3] ## Service area The service area comprises following Georgia counties: - [Baker](/source/Baker_County%2C_Georgia) - [Ben Hill](/source/Ben_Hill_County%2C_Georgia) - [Berrien](/source/Berrien_County%2C_Georgia) - [Brooks](/source/Brooks_County%2C_Georgia) - [Calhoun](/source/Calhoun_County%2C_Georgia) - [Clay](/source/Clay_County%2C_Georgia) - [Colquitt](/source/Colquitt_County%2C_Georgia) - [Cook](/source/Cook_County%2C_Georgia) - [Crisp](/source/Crisp_County%2C_Georgia) - [Decatur](/source/Decatur_County%2C_Georgia) - [Dodge](/source/Dodge_County%2C_Georgia) (part with [area code 478](/source/Area_code_478)) - [Dooly County, Georgia](/source/Dooly_County%2C_Georgia) (part with [area code 478](/source/Area_code_478)) - [Dougherty](/source/Dougherty_County%2C_Georgia) - [Early](/source/Early_County%2C_Georgia) - [Echols](/source/Echols_County%2C_Georgia) (part with [area code 912](/source/Area_code_912)) - [Grady](/source/Grady_County%2C_Georgia) - [Irwin](/source/Irwin_County%2C_Georgia) - [Lanier](/source/Lanier_County%2C_Georgia) - [Lee](/source/Lee_County%2C_Georgia) - [Lowndes](/source/Lowndes_County%2C_Georgia) - [Marion](/source/Marion_County%2C_Georgia) - [Miller](/source/Miller_County%2C_Georgia) - [Mitchell](/source/Mitchell_County%2C_Georgia) - [Pulaski](/source/Pulaski_County%2C_Georgia) (part with [area code 478](/source/Area_code_478)) - [Quitman](/source/Quitman_County%2C_Georgia) - [Randolph](/source/Randolph_County%2C_Georgia) - [Schley](/source/Schley_County%2C_Georgia) - [Seminole](/source/Seminole_County%2C_Georgia) - [Stewart](/source/Stewart_County%2C_Georgia) - [Sumter](/source/Sumter_County%2C_Georgia) - [Telfair](/source/Telfair_County%2C_Georgia) (part with [area code 912](/source/Area_code_912)) - [Terrell](/source/Terrell_County%2C_Georgia) - [Thomas](/source/Thomas_County%2C_Georgia) - [Tift](/source/Tift_County%2C_Georgia) - [Turner](/source/Turner_County%2C_Georgia) - [Webster](/source/Webster_County%2C_Georgia) - [Wilcox](/source/Wilcox_County%2C_Georgia) - [Worth](/source/Worth_County%2C_Georgia) ## In popular culture *229* spells *ABY* on the alphanumeric telephone keypad, which is an abbreviation of the city of Albany and the IATA airport code for [Southwest Georgia Regional Airport](/source/Southwest_Georgia_Regional_Airport)["2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A"](http://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/npias/reports/media/2011/npias_2011_appA.pdf) (PDF). *National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems*. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. in the numbering plan area. ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["912 NPA Split, Creating 229 and 478 NPAs (Georgia)"](https://www.nationalnanpa.com/pdf/pl-nanp-202.pdf) (PDF). NANPA. December 6, 1999. Retrieved July 24, 2023. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Supplemental Information NPA SPLIT 912/478/229 Georgia"](https://www.nationalnanpa.com/pdf/pl-nanp-288.pdf) (PDF). NANPA. July 13, 2001. Retrieved July 24, 2023. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["2021-2 NRUF and NPA Exhaust Analysis"](https://nationalnanpa.com/reports/October%202021%20NPA%20Exhaust%20Analysis.pdf) (PDF). *nationalnanpa.com*. NANPA. October 2021. Retrieved April 11, 2023. ## External links - ["Area Code Maps"](https://www.nanpa.com/resources/area-code-maps). [North American Numbering Plan Administrator](/source/North_American_Numbering_Plan_Administrator). Georgia area codes: 229, 404, 478, 678/470/943, 706/762, 770, 912 North: 706/762, 478 West: 334 229 East: 912 South: 850/448, 386 Alabama area codes: 205/659, 251, 256/938, 334 Florida area codes: 239, 305/786/645, 321, 352, 386, 407/689, 561/728, 727, 772, 813/656, 850/448, 863, 904/324, 941, 954/754 [31°34′37″N 84°10′34″W / 31.57688°N 84.17617°W / 31.57688; -84.17617](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Area_code_229¶ms=31.57688_N_84.17617_W_) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Area code 229](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Area_code_229) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Area_code_229?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.