478 area code

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A local phone number can help a business grow its credibility with customers on their own turf. It helps you stay accessible to customers who are more likely to answer your calls, and who feel confident they’re reaching a trusted partner — and not an anonymous national corporation. A local number can be the key to loyal customers in area code 478.

Important facts

If you’re targeting local customers, developing your presence in an area code is the start of your business journey. Are you just getting to know the lay of the land? Here are some important facts about area code 478:

This area code covers cities including: Macon, Warner Robins, Swainsboro, Milledgeville, Perry, and part of central Georgia. Its major city is Macon, which has a population of 157,346 people.

The 478 area code touches 25 other counties: Bibb, Houston, Laurens, Baldwin, Jones, Peach, Monroe, Washington, Emanuel, and Dodge.

You’ll find other area codes nearby including area codes 229 (Albany, GA), 470/678 (Atlanta, GA), 706/762 (Augusta, GA), 770 (Roswell, GA), 803 (Columbia, SC), and 912 (Savannah, GA).

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The biggest business trends in area code 478

What kinds of businesses thrive in area code 478? Are customers moving in — or heading to more prosperous locales? For lots of new businesses, knowing what the area’s largest industries and employers are can help determine what kinds of resources are available to help them grow, just as these businesses did. Check out the following key facts and trends within area code 478:

This area is located in Eastern Standard Time. Its major city, Macon, is located in Macon, GA, and its population saw no change from 2019 to 2020. The county’s unemployment rate is 7.5%. Macon households rake in roughly $58,154 per year.

Macon’ new business applications spiked 86.00% from 2019 to 2020, and the startup survival rate for the state is 76.50%.

Startups here join a business environment dominated by these three industries:

  • Educational services, and health care and social assistance
  • Manufacturing
  • Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services

They find themselves among the top ten employers in Macon: Navicent Health, United States Air Force, Gieco Insurance, Mercer University, Geico, Bibb County School District, Walmart, Bibb County Board Education, Kroger, Georgia Farm Bureau.

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