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Area code
907
In service
United States · since 1957

Alaska (statewide)

Area code 907 covers nearly all of the state of Alaska and is the geographically largest numbering plan area in the U.S. Assigned in 1956, it has never been split or overlaid.

The essentials Numbering data · NumberResearch · as of 2026-09-18
Place
Alaska (statewide)
Type
geographic
Status
in service
In service since
1957
Projected exhaust
2047 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 907 is

The entire state of Alaska (except Hyder)..

Communities served wholly or partly by 907:

AnchorageFairbanksJuneauWasillaKetchikan

Hyder, AK is the sole exception — it uses British Columbia (Stewart) numbering.

B · Relationships

How it relates to other codes

The codes 907 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?

What's changing. No overlay. Single statewide code. Exhaustion not anticipated until after 2049.
C · History

How 907 got here

1956
Assigned to Alaska, coinciding with the opening of the first commercial submarine cable in December.
Source: Wikipedia
2021-10
Transitioned to mandatory 10-digit dialing due to the 988 designation.
Source: Wikipedia
D · Capacity

How full it is

Prefixes assigned
671
Prefixes available
129
Thousands-blocks assigned
819

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 907
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.