Georgia to add 565 area code as 912 runs low in Savannah, Brunswick [Video]

The Georgia Public Service Commission was notified by the North American Number Plan Administrator — which oversees area code assignments across North America — that the 912 area code is quickly running out of combinations. 

They say that by the second quarter of 2028, all potential 912 area code combinations will be exhausted. The 912 area code serves the southeast Georgia region, including Brunswick, Savannah, Richmond Hill, Waycross and elsewhere. 

But as is industry standard, the Georgia Public Commission says that a new area code should be in place at least six months before an area code is set to run out of potential combinations. Because of that, they’ll begin rolling out the 565 area code — but there’s no official date for when that will official begin.

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