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Area code
867
In service
Canada · since 1997

Yukon, Northwest Territories & Nunavut

Area code 867 is the single area code serving ALL THREE of Canada's northern territories: Yukon, the Northwest Territories, and Nunavut. It covers the largest land area of any area code in the NANP.

The essentials Numbering data · NumberResearch · as of 2026-09-18
Place
Yukon, Northwest Territories & Nunavut
Type
geographic
Status
in service
In service since
1997
Projected exhaust
2043 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 867 is

All of Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut, including Whitehorse (YT), Yellowknife (NT) and Iqaluit (NU)..

Communities served wholly or partly by 867:

WhitehorseYellowknifeIqaluitInuvikFort SmithHay RiverDawson City

One code shared across three territories; serves roughly 130,000 people across four time zones.

B · Relationships

How it relates to other codes

The codes 867 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?

Split from · 1997 403 Calgary & southern Alberta Yukon and western NWT territory was carved out of 403 when 867 was created.
Split from · 1997 819 Central & Western Québec / Gatineau Eastern NWT / then-forming Nunavut territory was carved out of 819 when 867 was created.
What's changing. No overlay — the sole code for all three territories; one of only two Canadian area codes not part of an overlay plan.
C · History

How 867 got here

1997-10-21
Area code 867 created, consolidating the northern territories previously served by 403 and 819 into a single code.
Source: Wikipedia
D · Capacity

How full it is

Prefixes assigned
260
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 code 867
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.