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Area code
782
In service
Canada · since 2014

Nova Scotia & PEI (overlay)

Area code 782 is an overlay covering the same territory as 902 — the provinces of Nova Scotia AND Prince Edward Island, Canada.

The essentials Numbering data · NumberResearch · as of 2026-09-18
Place
Nova Scotia & PEI (overlay)
Type
geographic
Status
in service
In service since
2014
Projected exhaust
2029 Q1

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 782 is

Same as 902: all of Nova Scotia and all of Prince Edward Island..

Communities served wholly or partly by 782:

HalifaxSydneyTruroCharlottetownSummerside

Overlay code — serves the identical two-province area (NS + PEI) as 902.

B · Relationships

How it relates to other codes

The codes 782 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 · 2014 902 Nova Scotia & Prince Edward Island (Halifax) 782 overlays the identical NS+PEI geography served by 902.
What's changing. Overlay of 902 (not a split); both codes serve the same NS+PEI territory. Ten-digit dialing mandatory.
C · History

How 782 got here

2012-10
CRTC directed implementation of overlay relief for the 902 numbering plan area.
Source: Wikipedia
2014-08-23
Area code 782 activated as an overlay of 902 (Nova Scotia + Prince Edward Island).
Source: Wikipedia
2014-11-30
Ten-digit dialing became mandatory across the overlay.
Source: Wikipedia
D · Capacity

How full it is

Prefixes assigned
463
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 902 and 782
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.