Area code 706 covers Augusta and surrounding communities in Georgia.
Updated 8 October 2026
Area code 706 is in Georgia, shown here with Augusta marked.
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Source: North American Numbering Plan Administrator, retrieved 8 October 2026.
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Is area code 706 a scam?
No. Area code 706 is a legitimate area code serving Augusta since 1992. Scammers spoof caller ID to display 706 numbers, which is why complaints exist against a code that is itself genuine.
Neighbour spoofing is the reason a local-looking number is not a guarantee. A caller anywhere in the world can display a 706 number, and the number they display may belong to a real business in Augusta that has nothing to do with the call.
The callerAnywhere in the worldSets the caller ID their equipment sends.
What is displayed(706) 916-3908May belong to a real Augusta business.
Your phoneLooks localA nearby code and prefix make you likelier to answer.
651Area code 706 had 651 different numbers reported for spam calls in the 30 days to 8 October 2026.
91stArea code 706 ranks 91st of 331 US geographic area codes by spam complaint volume.
70%Of the 693 complaints about area code 706 in the 30 days to 8 October 2026, 70% were reported as a recorded message or robocall.
17%The most reported subject on area code 706 is reducing your debt (credit cards, mortgage, student loans), appearing in 17% of its complaints in the 30 days to 8 October 2026.
Why am I getting text messages from area code 706?
Texts from 706 numbers follow the same pattern as calls — mostly local businesses and services. Treat any text asking for payment or credentials as suspect regardless of the code.
The common patterns are a wrong-number opener that turns into conversation, an unsolicited job offer, and a crypto or investment tip. Do not reply, do not follow the link, and forward the message to 7726 (SPAM) to report it to your carrier.
Pattern 1Wrong-number openerTurns into conversation.
Pattern 2Unsolicited job offerDo not reply, do not follow the link.
Pattern 3Crypto or investment tipTreat any payment ask as suspect.
Report it7726Forward the message. It spells SPAM on a keypad.
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Area codes that overlay 706
Area code 706 shares its geographic footprint with one other code: 762. Overlays are laid over an existing area rather than splitting it, so all local calls require the full ten-digit number.
Area code 706 covers a horseshoe of north and east Georgia around Atlanta, and Augusta is its largest city. Augusta's economy has two anchors that could not be less alike. Fort Eisenhower, home of the Army Cyber Command and the Cyber Center of Excellence, has turned the metro into a growing hub for cybersecurity work, with contractors and training operations clustering around the base and the state's Georgia Cyber Center downtown. The other anchor is medicine, led by Augusta University and its health system, the region's academic medical center. Once a year the Masters Tournament at Augusta National fills every hotel and rental home for a hundred miles and gives the local hospitality trade its defining week.
Who lives in the 706 region
Augusta sits on the Savannah River across from South Carolina, a consolidated city-county of roughly 200,000 with a metro around half a million, and it anchors a 706 territory that also takes in Columbus, Athens and its university economy, and the carpet-manufacturing capital of Dalton. That spread makes the code more rural and more varied than a single-city number. Median incomes across the region run below the Atlanta metro, and the economies lean on manufacturing, agriculture, military payrolls, and universities.
What a 706 number signals to a caller
Callers describe business in Augusta and the wider 706 region as personal and unhurried, with the courtesies observed before the substance. Government and military-adjacent buyers follow federal procurement habits, careful, documented, slow to trust an unknown number. A 706 number reads as Georgia outside Atlanta, which in much of the state is a point in a caller's favor. The region runs on Eastern Time, and patience across more than one call is generally expected before business closes.
Area code 706 serves Augusta and surrounding communities in Georgia. It is in the Eastern Time zone.
What state is area code 706 in?
Area code 706 is in Georgia. It is not in Oceanside or Binghamton — those are area codes 760 and 607.
Is area code 706 toll free?
No. Area code 706 is a geographic area code serving Augusta, Georgia. The toll-free codes are 800, 833, 844, 855, 866, 877, 888, and a call to a 706 number is charged at your normal rate.
Why am I getting calls from 706?
Calls displaying a 706 number come from businesses and individuals in the Augusta area, and from anywhere at all when caller ID is spoofed to look local. 651 706 numbers were reported to the FTC in the 30 days to 8 October 2026.
How do I block calls from area code 706?
Both iOS and Android can silence calls from unknown numbers, and every major US carrier offers free call-blocking. Blocking the whole of area code 706 is rarely worth it, because spoofed numbers change constantly and you would lose legitimate calls from Augusta.