Area code 907
Area code 907 covers the entire state of Alaska, except for the small southeastern Alaska community of Hyder, Alaska, which uses the 250 area code of neighboring Stewart, British Columbia[1]. Area code 907 was assigned in 1957 along with area code 808 for Hawaii. It is one of only 13 remaining area codes serving (almost) an entire state.
Ten-digit dialing is required in Alaska, since many calls within the state are classified as long-distance phone calls. People therefore must often guess if they need to dial 1+907 or not (if they don't know the actual location of the business / person they are calling).
Area code 907 is the largest area code (in terms of land area served) in the U.S., and is second only to Canadian area code 867 among codes in the North American Numbering Plan. Since the Aleutian Islands of Alaska cross longitude 180 (also known as the Anti-Meridian), 907 can be considered to be both the farthest west and the farthest east area code in the NANP. It was also tied with 808 as the longest area code to dial on a rotary phone (taking 26 pulses to dial out) until the proliferation of touch tone phones and the opening up of area codes previously unused within the NANP.
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| Alaska area codes: 907 | ||
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| North: Arctic Ocean, Country code +7 in Russia | ||
| West: Country code +7 in Russia | area code 907 | East: 250, 778, 867 |
| South: Pacific Ocean, 808 | ||
| British Columbia area codes: 250, 604, 778 | ||
| Hawaii area codes: 808 | ||
| Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut area codes: 867 | ||
Coordinates: 64°N 153°W / 64°N 153°W
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