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Encyclopedia > Area code 780

Area code 780 is a telephone area code in the Canadian province of Alberta, encompassing the northern two-thirds of the province. The code was established in 1997; prior to this date the entire province was served by the 403 area code. A telephone numbering plan is a system that allows subscribers to make and receive telephone calls across long distances. ... Motto: Fortis et liber(Latin) Strong and free Capital Edmonton Largest city Calgary Official languages English (see below) Government - Lieutenant-Governor Norman Kwong - Premier Ed Stelmach (PC) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 28 - Senate seats 6 Confederation September 1, 1905 (split from Northwest Territories) (8th [Province]) Area Ranked... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... Area code 403 is a telephone area code in the Canadian province of Alberta, encompassing the southern half of the province. ...


The incumbent local exchange carrier in 780 is Telus. TELUS (TSX: T, NYSE: TU) is a Canadian telecommunications firm, the countrys second-largest telecommunications carrier after Bell Canada, with C$8. ...


Communities served by the 780 area code include


Edmonton (780)-203 217 218 220 221 222 229 231 232 233 235 237 238 239 240 242 248 264 265 266 267 270 271 278 288 289 292 293 297 298 299 328 377 378 401 405 406 407 408 409 412 413 414 415 420 421 422 423 424 425 426 427 428 429 430 431 432 433 434 435 436 437 438 439 440 441 442 443 444 445 446 447 448 450 451 452 453 454 455 456 457 461 462 463 465 466 468 469 471 472 473 474 475 476 477 478 479 480 481 482 483 484 485 486 487 488 489 490 491 492 493 495 496 497 498 499 503 504 554 577 604 619 628 633 634 637 638 641 642 643 644 652 660 664 665 668 669 686 690 695 699 701 702 707 708 709 710 716 717 718 719 720 721 722 732 733 735 757 758 777 784 818 819 822 860 862 863 868 884 885 886 887 893 901 902 903 904 905 906 907 908 909 910 913 914 915 916 917 918 919 920 930 932 934 935 937 938 940 944 945 951 952 953 964 965 966 969 970 974 975 977 982 983 984 988 989 990 991 993 994 995 996 999 Edmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta, situated in the north central region of the province, an area with some of the most fertile farm land on the prairies. ...


Wetaskiwin (780)-312 335 352 360 361 362 364 Location of Wetaskiwin in Alberta Coordinates: , Country  Canada Province  Alberta Region Central Alberta Census division 11 Founded 1892 Incorporated 1900 (Village)   1902 (Town) 1906 (City) Government [1]  - Mayor Don Montgomery  - Governing body Wetaskiwin City Council  - MP Blaine Calkins  - MLA Leeroy Jenkins Area  - City 16. ...


Fort McMurray (780)-215 381 588 598 713 714 715 742 743 747 748 788 790 791 792 793 799 838 880 881 972 Fort McMurray, colloquially referred to as Fort Mac, is a boom town area in the northeastern part of Canadas western province of Alberta, in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo. ...


Grande Prairie (780)-228 230 296 357 380 402 505 512 513 518 532 538 539 653 814 830 831 832 833 876 882 897 933 978 Nickname: Location of Grande Prairie in Alberta Coordinates: , Country  Canada Province  Alberta Region Northern Alberta Census division 19 Incorporated Village: 1914   Town: 1919   City: 1958 Government [2]  - Mayor Wayne Ayling  - Governing body Grande Prairie City Council  - MP Chris Warkentin  - MLA Gordon Graydon, Mel Knight Area  - City 61. ...


Lloydminster (780)-205 214 522 808 861 870 871 872 874 875 Lloydminster is a Canadian city which has the unusual geographic distinction of straddling a provincial border. ...


Jasper (780)-317 820 852 883 931 Jasper is a specialized municipality in western Alberta, Canada. ...


Leduc (780)-980 986 For the disambiguation page of Leduc, see Leduc (disambiguation) The area of Leduc, Alberta (53°16′ N 113°32′ W Elevation: about 668 m or 2192 feet), began in 1889 when Robert Taylor Telford settled on a piece of land near a scenic lake. ...


Relief Planning

The projected exhaust date for Area Code 780 is October of 2009. For more information see the Canadian Numbering Administrator Website. A new area code, 587, has been assigned and will be introduced in September 2008. The 780 area code, simultaneously with 403, will be overlaid with the new area code, which will cover the entire province. Ten-digit dialing (area code plus seven-digit subscriber number) will be made mandatory province-wide. An Exhaust Date refers in telecommunications to the date at which an area code will run out of numbers due to growth in the number of subscribers. ... 2009 (MMIX) will be a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Area code 587 is a future telephone area code in the Canadian province of Alberta, encompassing the entire province. ... 2008 (MMVIII) will be a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Area code 403 is a telephone area code in the Canadian province of Alberta, encompassing the southern half of the province. ... In the United States and Canada, 10-digit dialing is a popular term used to refer to the practice of including the area code of a phone number when dialing. ...


See also



// A area code is officially known as a Numbering Plan Area (NPA). ...

Province of Alberta Area codes: 403, 780
North: 867
West: 250 780 East: 306
South: 403
Province of British Columbia Area Codes: 250, 604, 778
Province of Saskatchewan Area code: 306
Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut area code: 867

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