Area codes 902 and 782 are telephone

area code A telephone numbering plan is a type of numbering scheme used in telecommunication to assign telephone numbers to subscriber telephones or other telephony endpoints. Telephone numbers are the addresses of participants in a telephone network, rea ...

s in the North American Numbering Plan (NANP) for the

Canadian province Within the geographical areas of Canada, the ten provinces and three territories are sub-national administrative divisions under the jurisdiction of the Canadian Constitution. In the 1867 Canadian Confederation, three provinces of British North ...

s of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. Area code 902 was one of the original North American area codes established in October 1947. The numbering plan area (NPA) 902 originally consisted of three Maritime provinces, with

Newfoundland Newfoundland and Labrador (; french: Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador; frequently abbreviated as NL) is the easternmost province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic region. The province comprises the island of Newfoundland and the continental region ...

added shortly after it joined Canada in 1949. New Brunswick, along with Newfoundland, was assigned area code 506 in 1955. Newfoundland (now Newfoundland and Labrador) subsequently received a distinct area code,

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, in early 1962. In August 2014, area code 782 was added as a second area code for the 902 numbering plan area for central office code relief to prevent telephone number shortages, creating an overlay complex in the provinces, which required ten-digit dialing for all local calls. The incumbent local exchange carrier in the numbering plan area is Bell Aliant, which was produced from a merger that included Island Telecom Inc. (formerly Island Telephone, but both were informally shortened to Island Tel),

Maritime Telephone and Telegraph The Maritime Telegraph and Telephone Company (MT&T, later MTT) was founded around 1910 in Halifax, Nova Scotia and provided telecommunications to Nova Scotia until 1998 when it merged with the Island Telephone Company, NBTel, and NewTel Communica ...

(MT&T), New Brunswick Tel ( NBTel) and NewTel Communications (NewTel).

Overlay

In Canada, telephone numbering resources are allocated to competing carrier in blocks of 10,000 numbers, corresponding to a single three-digit central office prefix, in every

rate centre In the North American Numbering Plan, a rate center (rate centre in Canada) is a geographically-specified area used for determining mileage and/or usage dependent rates in the public switched telephone network. Unlike a wire center (which is the a ...

in which the carrier offers new service, and every

local interconnect region Local access and transport area (LATA) is a term used in U.S. telecommunications regulation. It represents a geographical area of the United States under the terms of the Modification of Final Judgment (MFJ) entered by the United States District ...

in which it intends to port existing numbers. While most rate centres do not need nearly that many numbers, but number pooling is not used as a relief measure, and numbers cannot be reallocated once assigned to a carrier and rate centre. While only 1.06 million people reside in numbering plan area 902, which provides 7.8 million possible seven-digit telephone numbers, the area code was projected to be exhausted by 2015. In October 2012, area code 782 was announced for relief, which overlays the entire 902 area. Ten-digit dialing was mandatory in Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island as of November 30, 2014. The decision to implement a bi-provincial overlay may have been unusual, but was made to spare residents in rural areas of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island the burden of having to change numbers. As a result, the 782 area code was introduced on August 23, 2014. A recorded message reminding callers that 10-digit dialling would become mandatory on November 30 was activated on August 23. Exchanges in 782 were made available to telephone service providers on May 30, 2014, with numbers being assigned to customers once 10-digit dialing was activated.

Service area

The number plan area 902/782 is unusual in that it spans two entire provinces, much like

area code 867 Area code 867 is the area code in the North American Numbering Plan (NANP) for the three Canadian territories, all of which are in Northern Canada. The area code was created on October 21, 1997, by combining numbering plan areas (NPAs) 403 and ...

is shared by the three Canadian territories:

Northwest Territories The Northwest Territories (abbreviated ''NT'' or ''NWT''; french: Territoires du Nord-Ouest, formerly ''North-Western Territory'' and ''North-West Territories'' and namely shortened as ''Northwest Territory'') is a federal territory of Canada. ...

Nunavut Nunavut ( , ; iu, ᓄᓇᕗᑦ , ; ) is the largest and northernmost Provinces and territories of Canada#Territories, territory of Canada. It was separated officially from the Northwest Territories on April 1, 1999, via the ''Nunavut Act'' ...

, and Yukon. This practice is unique to Canada, although was practiced also in the Caribbean.

Nova Scotia

Amherst Amherst may refer to: People * Amherst (surname), including a list of people with the name * Earl Amherst of Arracan in the East Indies, a title in the British Peerage; formerly ''Baron Amherst'' * Baron Amherst of Hackney of the City of London, ...

(902) - 297 397 602 614 617 660 661 664 667 669 694 699 906 991 * Annapolis Royal (782) - 349, (902) - 286 526 532 907 955 * Antigonish (902) - 318 338 604 735 863 867 870 872 908 948 968 971 995 * Argyle (902) - 570 643 * Arichat (902) - 226 *

Aylesford Aylesford is a village and civil parish on the River Medway in Kent, England, northwest of Maidstone. Originally a small riverside settlement, the old village comprises around 60 houses, many of which were formerly shops. Two pubs, a village s ...

(782) - 350, (902) - 321 341 389 847 * Baddeck (782) - 235, (902) - 294 295 296 933 * Bass River (902) - 647 * Bear River (902) - 376 467 638 * Barrington (782) - 351, (902) - 320 575 581 619 630 635 637 768 903 972 * Bedford - see Bedford in Halifax Regional Municipality * Berwick (902) - 375 534 538 * Blandford (902) - 228 * Bridgetown (902) - 312 588 665 * Bridgewater (902) - 212 298 514 521 523 527 529 530 541 543 553 605 904 930 936 990 *

Brookfield Brookfield may refer to: Australia *Brookfield, Queensland, a suburb of Brisbane *Brookfield, Victoria Canada * Brookfield, Manitoba, on Manitoba Highway 11 *Brookfield, Newfoundland and Labrador *Brookfield, Nova Scotia *Brookfield, Ontario ...

(902) - 650 673 * Brooklyn (782) - 341, (902) - 253 757 *

Caledonia Caledonia (; ) was the Latin name used by the Roman Empire to refer to the part of Great Britain () that lies north of the River Forth, which includes most of the land area of Scotland. Today, it is used as a romantic or poetic name for all ...

(902) - 390 682 909 *

Canning Canning is a method of food preservation in which food is processed and sealed in an airtight container (jars like Mason jars, and steel and tin cans). Canning provides a shelf life that typically ranges from one to five years, although u ...

(902) - 582 *

Canso The Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation (CANSO) is a representative body of companies that provide air traffic control. It represents the interests of Air Navigation Service Providers (ANSPs). CANSO members are responsible for supporting ov ...

(902) - 366 * Carleton (902) - 761 * Chelsea (902) - 685 *

Chester Chester is a cathedral city and the county town of Cheshire, England. It is located on the River Dee, close to the English–Welsh border. With a population of 79,645 in 2011,"2011 Census results: People and Population Profile: Chester Loca ...

(902) - 204 275 273 279 299 912 937 973 980 * Cheticamp (782) - 236, (902) - 224 264 335 913 * Cheverie (902) - 632 *

Clark's Harbour Clark's Harbour is a town on Cape Sable Island in southwestern Nova Scotia, Canada, located in the Municipality of the District of Barrington in Shelburne County. The main industry is lobster fishing. Owing to this as well as the town's history ...

(902) - 745 * Clarksville (902) - 632 * Country Harbour (902) - 328 573 *

Dartmouth Dartmouth may refer to: Places * Dartmouth, Devon, England ** Dartmouth Harbour * Dartmouth, Massachusetts, United States * Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada * Dartmouth, Victoria, Australia Institutions * Dartmouth College, Ivy League university i ...

- see Dartmouth in Halifax Regional Municipality * Debert (782)-342, (902) - 641 662 *

Digby Digby may refer to: Places Australia * Digby, Victoria, a town Canada * Digby (electoral district), a former federal electoral district in Nova Scotia (1867–1914) * Digby (provincial electoral district), a provincial electoral district i ...

(782)-347 820, (902) - 224 245 247 249 250 308 340 378 974 * Dingwall (902) - 383 * East Bay (902) - 255 822 828 *

Ecum Secum Ecum Secum is a rural community on the Eastern Shore (Nova Scotia), Eastern Shore of Nova Scotia, Canada, located in both the Halifax Regional Municipality and Guysborough County, Nova Scotia, Guysborough County. Located along the shores of Ec ...

- see Ecum Secum in Halifax Regional Municipality * Economy (902) - 647 * Elmsdale - see Elmsdale in Halifax Regional Municipality * Enfield - see Elmsdale in Halifax Regional Municipality * Glace Bay (902) - 842 849 * Goldboro (902) - 387 * Goshen (902) - 783 *

Grand Narrows Grand Narrows ( gd, An Caolas Mór) (2001 population 15) is a community in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality in Nova Scotia, Canada. The community is the birthplace of the longest serving Premier of Nova Scotia, George Henry Murray. The Barr ...

(902) - 622 636 716 *

Great Village Great Village is a rural community of approximately 500 people located along Nova Scotia Trunk 2, Trunk 2 and the north shore of Cobequid Bay in Colchester County, Nova Scotia, Colchester County, Nova Scotia. It is considered locally to incorpor ...

(902) - 655 668 *

Greenwood Green wood is unseasoned wood. Greenwood or Green wood may also refer to: People * Greenwood (surname) Settlements Australia * Greenwood, Queensland, a locality in the Toowoomba Region * Greenwood, Western Australia, a suburb of Perth C ...

- see Kingston * Guysborough (902) - 533 *The Halifax Regional Municipality contains multiple telephone rate centres: ** Bedford (902) - 832 835 **

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(902) - 347 ** Elmsdale (902) - 259 883 ** City of Halifax, Halifax city centre (782) - 234, 414, 845, 847, 848, 849, (902) - 209 210 219 220 221 222 223 225 229 233 237 240 244 266 268 292 293 329 332 333 334 337 342 344 346 347 359 377 384 399 401 402 403 404 405 406 407 410 412 414 415 417 420 421 422 423 424 425 426 427 428 429 430 431 440 441 442 443 444 445 446 448 449 450 451 452 453 454 455 456 457 458 459 470 471 473 474 475 476 477 478 479 480 482 483 484 486 487 488 489 490 491 492 493 494 495 496 497 498 499 501 502 503 520 536 551 558 559 568 571 576 579 580 593 700 701 702 703 704 705 706 707 708 714 715 717 718 719 720 721 722 789 797 800 801 802 809 817 818 827 830 868 873 876 877 878 880 889 891 932 949 981 982 989 997 998 999 ** Head of St. Margarets Bay (902) - 820 821 826 ** Hubbards (902) - 857 858 ** Ketch Harbour (902) - 346 868 ** Lake Echo (902) - 829 ** Middle Musquodoboit (902) - 384 ** Musquodoboit Harbour (782) - 344, 824, (902) - 337 342 878 889 891 983 ** Porter's Lake (902) - 281 827 ** Prospect Road (902) - 850 852 ** Sackville (902) - 252 864 865 869 ** Sheet Harbour (902) - 391 591 696 885 ** Tangier (902) - 772 ** Upper Musquodoboit (902) - 325 568 ** Waverley (902) - 860 861 873 * Hantsport (902) - 352 684 * Heatherton (902) - 386 * Head of St. Margarets Bay - see Head of St. Margarets Bay in Halifax Regional Municipality * Hubbards - see Hubbards in Halifax Regional Municipality *

Inverness Inverness (; from the gd, Inbhir Nis , meaning "Mouth of the River Ness"; sco, Innerness) is a city in the Scottish Highlands. It is the administrative centre for The Highland Council and is regarded as the capital of the Highlands. Histori ...

(902) - 280 258 323 615 *

Iona Iona (; gd, Ì Chaluim Chille (IPA: �iːˈxaɫ̪ɯimˈçiʎə, sometimes simply ''Ì''; sco, Iona) is a small island in the Inner Hebrides, off the Ross of Mull on the western coast of Scotland. It is mainly known for Iona Abbey, though there ...

(902) - 725 *

Judique Judique is an unincorporated place within the Municipality of the County of Inverness on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is the site of the Celtic Music Interpretive Centre and a stop on the scenic Ceilidh Trail. The origin of the n ...

see Port Hood * Kentville (902) - 300 326 365 385 599 670 678 679 680 681 690 691 692 698 938 993 * Kenzieville (902) - 924 * Ketch Harbour see Ketch Harbour in Halifax Regional Municipality *

Kingston Kingston may refer to: Places * List of places called Kingston, including the five most populated: ** Kingston, Jamaica ** Kingston upon Hull, England ** City of Kingston, Victoria, Australia ** Kingston, Ontario, Canada ** Kingston upon Thames, ...

(782)- 352, (902) - 242 760 765 804 996 * LaHave (902) - 688 * Lake Echo - see Lake Echo in Halifax Regional Municipality * Lawrencetown (902) - 584 *

L'Ardoise L'Ardoise is a small community located on Nova Scotia Route 247 in Richmond County on Cape Breton Island, in Nova Scotia, Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic O ...

(902) - 587, 793 * Liscomb (902) - 779 * Liverpool (782) - 339, 821, (902) - 343 350 354 356 642 646 803 975 *

Lockeport Lockeport is a town and port in Shelburne County, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is a traditional Nova Scotian fishing town, situated on a peninsula in Allendale Bay. It is connected to the mainland by the Crescent Beach causeway. The area that sur ...

(902) - 656 *

Louisbourg Louisbourg is an unincorporated community and former town in Cape Breton Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia. History The French military founded the Fortress of Louisbourg in 1713 and its fortified seaport on the southwest part of the harbour, ...

(902) - 596 733 * Louisdale (902) - 345 796 * Lunenburg (902) - 634 640 * Mabou (902) - 945 * Maccan (902) - 274 545 * Maitland (902) - 261 * Marion Bridge (902) - 727, 946 * Mahone Bay (902) - 531 624 627 * Margaree Forks (902) - 248 * Margaree Harbour (902) - 235 *

Melrose Melrose may refer to: Places United Kingdom * Melrose, Scottish Borders, a town in the Scottish Borders, Scotland ** Melrose Abbey, ruined monastery ** Melrose RFC, rugby club Australia * Melrose, Queensland, a locality in the South Burnet ...

(902) - 833 *

Meteghan Meteghan is an Acadian fishing community along the shores of Baie Sainte-Marie in Clare municipality, Digby County, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is 25 miles northeast of Yarmouth. History Founded in 1785 by Prudent Robichaud, Joseph LeBlanc, and other ...

(902) - 645 * Middleton (782) - 348 822, (902) - 309 322 349 363 824 825 840 * Middle Musquodoboit - see Middle Musquodoboit in Halifax Regional Municipality * Mill Village (902) - 677 935 * Monastery (902) - 232 234 * Mount Uniacke (902) - 256 866 * Mulgrave (902) - 287 747 * Musquodoboit Harbour - see Musquodoboit Harbour in Halifax Regional Municipality * New Germany (902) - 398 644 * New Glasgow (782) - 233 440 978, (902) - 301 331 419 505 507 513 600 601 616 695 752 753 754 755 759 771 921 928 931 934 952 967 *

New Ross New Ross (, formerly ) is a town in southwest County Wexford, Ireland. It is located on the River Barrow, near the border with County Kilkenny, and is around northeast of Waterford. In 2016 it had a population of 8,040 people, making it the ...

(902) - 689 * New Waterford (902) - 592 862 * North Sydney (902) - 794 * Oxford (902) - 447 552 * Parrsboro (782) - 343, (902) - 216 254 590 613 728 744 * Pictou (902) - 382 485 * Port Bickerton (902) - 364 * Porter's Lake - see Porters Lake in Halifax Regional Municipality *

Port Hawkesbury Port Hawkesbury (Scottish Gaelic: ''Baile a' Chlamhain'') is a municipality in southern Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada. While within the historical county of Inverness, it is not part of the Municipality of Inverness County. History ...

(782) - 825, (902) - 227 302 623 625 631 738 777 939 951 984 * Port Hood (902) - 787 * Port Maitland (902) - 649 * Port Morien (902) - 554 737 * Prospect Road - see Prospect in Halifax Regional Municipality * The Pubnicos (902) - 762 927 * Pugwash (902) - 243 * Queensport (902) - 358 * River Hebert (902) - 251 732 *

River John River John is a river in Nova Scotia. Draining the extreme western part of Pictou County, it flows into Amet Sound on the Northumberland Strait at River John, a village which takes its name from the river. The Miꞌkmaq name is Kajeboogwek ("flow ...

(902) - 351 * Riverport (902) - 764 766 * Sackville - see Sackville in Halifax Regional Municipality * Sandy Cove (902) - 834 * St. Anns (902) - 929 * Saulnierville (782) - 353, (902) - 205 260 540 769 770 773 778 *

Stellarton Stellarton is a town located in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. It is adjacent and to the south of the larger town of New Glasgow. In pioneer times the area was called Coal Mines Station, and from 1833 until 1889, it was known as Albion Min ...

- see New Glasgow * Stewiacke (902) - 639 *

Salt Springs A brine spring or salt spring is a Brine, saltwater Spring (hydrology), spring. Brine springs are not necessarily associated with halite deposits in the immediate vicinity. They may occur at valley bottoms made of clay and gravel which became sogg ...

(902) - 925 * Shubenacadie (902) - 203 236 750 751 758 767 987 * Shelburne (782) - 354, (902) - 207 265 319 512 874 875 879 985 * Sherbrooke (902) - 522 * Sheet Harbour - see Sheet Harbour in Halifax Regional Municipality *

Springfield Springfield may refer to: * Springfield (toponym), the place name in general Places and locations Australia * Springfield, New South Wales (Central Coast) * Springfield, New South Wales (Snowy Monaro Regional Council) * Springfield, Queenslan ...

(902) - 547 * Springhill (902) - 597 763 * Head of St. Margarets Bay - see Head of St. Margarets Bay in Halifax Regional Municipality * St. Peters (902) - 535 785 *

Sydney Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountain ...

(782) - 777, (902) - 202 217 270 284 304 317 322 371 408 416 500 509 536 537 539 549 560 561 562 563 564 565 567 574 577 578 590 595 780 919 979 *

Sydney Mines Sydney Mines (Scottish Gaelic: ''Mèinnean Shidni'') is a community and former town in Canada's Nova Scotia's Cape Breton Regional Municipality. Founded in 1784 and incorporated as a town in 1889, Sydney Mines has a rich history in coal producti ...

(902) - 241 544 736 * Tangier - see Tangier in Halifax Regional Municipality * Tatamagouche (902) - 657 * Trenton (902) - see New Glasgow * Truro (902) - 305 324 603 606 814 843 890 893 895 896 897 898 899 920 953 956 957 977 986 * Tusket (902) - 648 941 *

Wallace Wallace may refer to: People * Clan Wallace in Scotland * Wallace (given name) * Wallace (surname) * Wallace (footballer, born 1986), full name Wallace Fernando Pereira, Brazilian football left-back * Wallace (footballer, born 1987), full name ...

(902) - 257 * Walton (902) - 528 * Waverley - see Waverley in Halifax Regional Municipality *

Wedgeport Wedgeport is a unincorporated place in the Municipality of the District of Argyle in Southern Nova Scotia, Canada. History Wedgeport was settled in 1767 by returning Acadians who had been deported to the Boston area. The village of Wedgeport w ...

(902) - 663 965 * Wentworth (902) - 548 * Westville (902) - 396 * Weymouth (782) - 346, 826, (902) - 515 837 841 *

Whycocomagh Whycocomagh (''Why-cog-ho-mah''), is an unincorporated area on the eastern edge of the Municipality of the County of Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada. The population in 2001 was 854. The name derives from the Mi'kmaq language and relates to being n ...

(902) - 756 * Windsor (902) - 306 321 472 589 788 790 791 792 798 799 901 994 * Wolfville (902) - 320 542 585 697 * Woods Harbour (902) - 373 723 * Upper Musquodoboit - see Upper Musquodoboit in Halifax Regional Municipality *

Yarmouth Yarmouth may refer to: Places Canada *Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia **Yarmouth, Nova Scotia **Municipality of the District of Yarmouth **Yarmouth (provincial electoral district) **Yarmouth (electoral district) * Yarmouth Township, Ontario *New ...

(782) - 345, (902) - 307 395 400 413 504 508 740 742 746 748 749 774 815 881 966 988

Prince Edward Island

* Alberton (902) - 206 214 231 853 856 960 * Borden-Carleton (902) - 437 729 855 * Cardigan (902) - 583 *

Charlottetown Charlottetown is the capital and largest city of the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island, and the county seat of Queens County. Named after Queen Charlotte, Charlottetown was an unincorporated town until it was incorporated as a city in ...

(782) - 823, 843, 844, 846, (902) - 213 218 239 288 314 316 330 355 367 368 370 388 393 394 409 519 556 557 566 569 607 620 626 628 629 781 812 892 894 916 940 948 978 * Crapaud (902) - 658 730 * Eldon (902) - 659 * Georgetown (902) - 652 808 * Hunter River (902) - 621 734 964 *

Kensington Kensington is a district in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea in the West End of London, West of Central London. The district's commercial heart is Kensington High Street, running on an east–west axis. The north-east is taken up b ...

(902) - 836 * Montague (902) - 313 326 361 784 838 846 969 * Morell-St. Peters (902) - 961 * Mount Stewart (902) - 676 * Murray River (902) - 741 962 * New Haven (902) - 675 * New London (902) - 886 * O'Leary (902) - 726 807 859 * Rusticoville (902) - 963 * Souris (902) - 208 215 327 687 743 * Summerside (902) - 303 301 315 358 374 381 432 436 438 439 598 724 888 918 954 992 * Tignish (902) - 775 806 882 * Tyne Valley (902) - 831

Premium services

Premium services in the numbering plan area are provided with central office code 976: 1-902/782-976-xxxx.

References

External links

CNA exchange list for area +1-902Telecom archives

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Area codes A telephone numbering plan is a type of numbering scheme used in telecommunication to assign telephone numbers to subscriber telephones or other telephony endpoints. Telephone numbers are the addresses of participants in a telephone network, rea ...