Area Code 762

Area Code 762 History:

05/16/2006
Area code 762 was officially put into service. Area code 762 is an overlay of area code 706.

Counties in Georgia within area code 762 include:

Banks County, Burke County, Catoosa County, Chattahoochee County, Chattooga County, Clarke County, Columbia County, Dade County, Dawson County, Elbert County, Fannin County, Floyd County, Franklin County, Gilmer County, Glascock County, Gordon County, Greene County, Habersham County, Hancock County, Harris County, Hart County, Heard County, Jackson County, Jasper County, Jefferson County, Lincoln County, Lumpkin County, Madison County, McDuffie County, Meriwether County, Morgan County, Murray County, Muscogee County, Oconee County, Oglethorpe County, Pickens County, Pike County, Putnam County, Rabun County, Richmond County, Stephens County, Talbot County, Taliaferro County, Towns County, Troup County, Union County, Upson County, Walker County, Warren County, White County, Whitfield County, and Wilkes County.

Major cities or places in Georgia within area code 762 include:

The area code 706 and 762 overlay is unique in that the overlay serves two distinct geographic areas. One portion of the area code 706 and 762 overlay covers northern and northeastern Georgia with a smaller section covering western central Georgia. The western central area of the 706 and 762 overlay covers the Columbus metro area, Lagrange and many smaller communities within the service area. The northern and northeastern area of the area code 706 and 762 overlay covers Athens, Augusta, Dalton, Martinez and Rome.