912 Area Code – Savannah, Georgia: Location, Time Zone & History

Georgia's area code 912 dates to July 1, 1954, when the state's original 1947 code, 404, was split in two: 912 took the entire southern half of Georgia, from Macon southward, including Savannah and Albany. It held that vast territory for 46 years before splitting three ways on August 1, 2000 -- Savannah and the coastal southeast kept 912, the Albany/southwest region became 229, and the Macon/central region became 478.

Mandatory ten-digit local dialing arrived in the 912 region by October 24, 2021, ahead of the nationwide 988 lifeline rollout. No overlay has yet reached 912 in daily use, though the Georgia Public Service Commission approved area code 565 as a future all-services overlay in 2025 to head off exhaustion projected around 2028.

Savannah's economy runs on the Port of Savannah, the largest single-terminal container facility in North America, alongside Gulfstream Aerospace's headquarters and manufacturing operations and the military presence of Fort Stewart and Hunter Army Airfield. Culturally, the 912 territory is defined by:

• Savannah's 18th-century Historic District, one of the country's largest National Historic Landmark Districts
• One of the nation's largest St. Patrick's Day celebrations, rooted in the city's early Irish immigrant community
• Paper and forestry products supporting the coastal economy
• Tourism and heritage draws stretching from Brunswick to St. Marys