Who Controls Alaska Area Codes?
Area codes in Alaska represent particular boroughs and cities in the state. A phone number is issued based on the area code covering the subscriber's place of residence. Therefore, learning Alaska area codes can help you recognize local calls and the origins of unsolicited calls bearing the state’s area codes. Residents can also identify unknown callers with reverse phone lookup searches.
The table below summarizes the area codes in Alaska:
| 907 - Location | |||
| 236 - Location | |||
| 250 - Location | |||
| 778 - Location | |||
Authorized by the FCC, the Regulatory Commission of Alaska (RCA) is tasked with generating new area codes and maintaining phone numbers in Alaska. Because of increasing consumer demand for phone numbers, prefix codes may be exhausted, thereby necessitating the need for new area codes.
Where is Area Code 907?
North American area code 907 was officially put into service in 1957 to serve all parts of Alaska outside the Hyder Community. Communities covered by this area code include Anchorage Municipality, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Kenai Peninsula Borough, Juneau City and Borough, Bethel Census Area, Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Kodiak Island Borough, Nome Census Area, North Slope Borough, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Sitka City and Borough, and Kusilvak Census Area.
Where is Area Code 250?
Area code 250 is originally assigned to British Columbia, Canada but is also used by the neighboring southeastern community of Hyder in the State of Alaska. Area code 250 has also been overlaid by 778 and 236 and all three codes serve both the Canadian Province as well as the Hyder community.
Where is Area Code 236?
Introduced in 2013, area code 236 is an overlay of Canada’s area codes 250 and 604. It also covers the small community of Hyder in Alaska
Where is Area Code 778?
Created in 2001, area code 778 overlaps coverage areas originally served by 250 and 604 area codes.