The 912 area code is a North American Numbering Plan code assigned to southeastern Georgia, falling under the Eastern Time Zone and covering more than 54 cities and 32 counties, including Chatham, Glynn, Liberty, Bulloch, Ware, Coffee, Wayne, Pierce, Toombs, Brantley, and Bacon. Savannah is the largest city, with a population exceeding 276,000 and known for antebellum architecture and its port economy; other cities include Statesboro, home to Georgia Southern University; Hinesville, adjacent to the Fort Stewart Army installation; Brunswick, near the Golden Isles; Waycross, near the Okefenokee Swamp; fast-growing Pooler; Douglas, the Coffee County seat; and Jesup, Vidalia, Rincon, and Kingsland. The region borders South Carolina to the northeast and Florida to the south, neighboring area codes 478 (Macon), 229 (Albany), and 706/762. The code dates to 1954, when it split from Georgia's original single statewide code 404; on August 1, 2000, a three-way split gave 912 southeastern Georgia including Savannah while 229 took the southwest around Albany and 478 took central Georgia around Macon. Georgia regulators have flagged that the 912 numbering plan area is expected to exhaust available central office codes within a few years, prompting approval of a new overlay code that will require 10-digit dialing once introduced. Reported scam types include health-insurance offers, auto-warranty extensions, Medicare/Medicaid solicitations, and mortgage-loan pitches via neighbor spoofing; the article recommends verifying unfamiliar callers, registering with the National Do Not Call Registry, and reporting to the FTC.