Area code 907

Area code 907 covers the entire state of Alaska, except for the small southeastern Alaska community of Hyder, Alaska, which uses the 250 area code of neighboring Stewart, British Columbia[1]. Area code 907 was assigned in 1957 along with area code 808 for Hawaii. It is one of only 13 remaining area codes serving an entire state.

Ten-digit dialing is still required in Alaska as many calls within the state are classified as long-distance phone calls. People therefore must often guess if they need to dial 1+907 or not (if they don't know the actual location of the business / person they are calling).

Area code 907 is the largest area code (in physical size) in the U.S., and is second only to Canadian area code 867 in land area among codes in the North American Numbering Plan. Because the Aleutian Islands of Alaska straddle 180 degrees longitude, 907 can be considered to be both the farthest west and the farthest east area code in the NANP. It was also the longest area code to dial on a rotary phone (taking 26 pulses to dial out) until the proliferation of touchtone phones and the opening up of area codes previously unused within the NANP.

See also

• List of NANP area codes
• North American Numbering Plan

External links

• NANPA Area Code Map of Alaska
• List of exchanges from AreaCodeDownload.com, 907 Area Code

Alaska area codes: 907
	North: Arctic Ocean, Country code +7 in Russia
West: Country code +7 in Russia	area code 907	East: 250, 778, 867
	South: Pacific Ocean, 808
British Columbia area codes: 250, 604, 778
Hawaii area codes: 808
Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut area codes: 867