Area Code 943

Area Code 943

03/15/2022

Area code 943 was put into service as an all services overlay of area codes 404,470,678 and 770. Ten digit dialing (area code + seven digit number) is necessary in the 404/470/678/770/943 because different homes in the same geographic area can have the same seven digit phone number but each would have a different area code.

Counties in Georgia within area code 470 include:

Barrow County, Bartow County, Butts County, Carroll County, Cherokee County, Clayton County, Cobb County, Coweta County, Dekalb County, Douglas County, Fayette County, Forsyth County, Fulton County, Gwinnett County, Hall County, Haralson County, Henry County, Jasper County, Lamar County, Meriwether County, Newton County, Oconee County, Paulding County, Pickens County, Pike County, Polk County, Rockdale County, Spalding County, and Walton County.

Major cities or places in Georgia within area code 943 include:

The city of Atlanta and the portion of the Atlanta Metropolitan Area that is inside the I-285 perimeter highway which encircles Atlanta, including the larger cities and communities of Candler-Mcafee, College Park, East Point, Forest Park, North Atlanta, Sandy Springs, and Tucker in addition to many smaller communities. Areas outside the I-285 perimeter highway which encircles Atlanta are assigned area codes 470, 678 and 770.