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Area code
902
In service
Canada · since 1947

Nova Scotia & Prince Edward Island (Halifax)

Area code 902 serves the provinces of Nova Scotia AND Prince Edward Island, Canada. One of the original 1947 area codes, it is overlaid by area code 782.

The essentials Numbering data · NumberResearch · as of 2026-09-18
Place
Nova Scotia & Prince Edward Island (Halifax)
Type
geographic
Status
in service
In service since
1947
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 902 is

All of Nova Scotia and all of Prince Edward Island, including Halifax, Sydney/Cape Breton, Truro, Charlottetown and Summerside..

Communities served wholly or partly by 902:

HalifaxSydneyTruroNew GlasgowKentvilleCharlottetownSummersideMontague

Single code shared across two provinces: Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island.

B · Relationships

How it relates to other codes

The codes 902 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 782 Nova Scotia & PEI (overlay) 782 overlays the identical NS+PEI territory served by 902.
Spawned · 1955 506 New Brunswick (Moncton) New Brunswick (and then-Newfoundland) split off from 902 into 506 in 1955.
What's changing. Overlaid by 782 since August 2014; ten-digit dialing mandatory. Area code 851 was reserved in 2022 for future relief (re-check CNA/NANPA).
C · History

How 902 got here

1947
Area code 902 established as one of the original Canadian area codes, then covering the Maritimes and later Newfoundland.
Source: Wikipedia
1955
New Brunswick and Newfoundland withdrawn from 902 (moved to 506); 902 reduced to Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island.
Source: Wikipedia
2014-08-23
Area code 782 introduced as an overlay of 902.
Source: Wikipedia
2014-11-30
Ten-digit dialing became mandatory across the 902/782 overlay.
Source: Wikipedia
D · Capacity

How full it is

Prefixes assigned
782
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.