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Area code
709
In service
Canada · since 1962

Newfoundland and Labrador (St. John's)

Area code 709 serves the entire province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It is overlaid by area code 879.

The essentials Numbering data · NumberResearch · as of 2026-09-18
Place
Newfoundland and Labrador (St. John's)
Type
geographic
Status
in service
In service since
1962
Projected exhaust
2024 Q4

Status, dates and counts are read from NumberResearch (NANPA / CNAC / FCC records). Assignment records show initial assignees, not the carrier serving a number today.

A · Where it is

Where 709 is

All of Newfoundland and Labrador, including St. John's, Corner Brook, Gander, Grand Falls-Windsor, Happy Valley-Goose Bay and Labrador City..

Communities served wholly or partly by 709:

St. John'sCorner BrookGanderGrand Falls-WindsorHappy Valley-Goose BayLabrador CityClarenvilleCarbonear
B · Relationships

How it relates to other codes

The codes 709 was split from, spawned, or shares its area with. A split divides the map and changes some numbers; an overlay shares the same ground and changes none — what's the difference?

Overlay · 2024 879 Newfoundland and Labrador (overlay) 879 overlays the identical Newfoundland and Labrador geography served by 709.
What's changing. Overlaid by 879 (activated February 17, 2024); ten-digit dialing mandatory. Recent activation — re-check CNA/NANPA.
C · History

How 709 got here

1962
Area code 709 established for Newfoundland, with Labrador combined in.
Source: Wikipedia
2023-04-01
Ten-digit dialing implemented across the 709 numbering plan area.
Source: Wikipedia
2024-02-17
Area code 879 activated as an overlay of 709.
Source: Wikipedia
D · Capacity

How full it is

Prefixes assigned
631
Prefixes available
0

Prefix-assignment counts describe allocation to carriers, not how many individual numbers are in use. Full technical records: NumberResearch ↗.

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Sources
Wikipedia ↗
Area codes 709 and 879
NumberResearch.org ↗
Live status, dates, assignment counts and exhaust forecast — data as of 2026-09-18 (CC BY 4.0).

Place, relationships and history above are compiled by North American Numbers from the sources listed and last checked 2026-09-18. A check date is not an expert review — see how this is made. Flag an error.