Alberta, Canada
Mountain Time
4:33 AM
Area Code
368
State / Province
Alberta
Country
Canada
Time Zone
Mountain Time
Area code 368 covers 25 cities and communities across Alberta, based on telephone company rate center data.
Use the E.164 format for clickable phone links (RFC 3966):
<a href="tel:+13685550100">+13685550100</a><a href="tel:+13685550199">+13685550199</a>Look up which exchange in Alberta a specific 368 number is homed to, and whether its block is wireline or wireless. See what a reverse lookup can establish before relying on the answer.
Block-level assignments from the North American Numbering Plan administrator, via localcallingguide.com.
Assigned Prefixes
105
Assignment Blocks
105
Rate Centers
25
Carriers of Record
10
| Type | Blocks | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Landline or VoIP | 34 | 32% |
| Wireless | 71 | 68% |
| Carrier | Blocks |
|---|---|
| ROGERS COMMUNICATIONS CANADA INC. | 28 |
| BELL CELLULAR, INC. | 17 |
| FIBERNETICS CORPORATION | 15 |
| TELUS MOBILITY CELLULAR, INC. | 15 |
| IXICA COMMUNICATIONS, INC. | 12 |
| IRISTEL INC. - ON | 7 |
| FIDO SOLUTIONS INC. - QC | 5 |
| BRAGG COMMUNICATIONS INC. | 3 |
| TELUS MOBILITY | 2 |
| VIDEOTRON LTD. | 1 |
Carrier of record for each block. Numbers ported to another carrier keep their original block assignment, so this is not a lookup of who serves a given number today.
| Rate Center | Prefixes | Blocks |
|---|---|---|
| Calgary | 50 | 50 |
| Edmonton | 18 | 18 |
| Hinton | 6 | 6 |
| Banff | 5 | 5 |
| Fort McMurray | 3 | 3 |
| Camrose | 2 | 2 |
| Lethbridge | 2 | 2 |
| Westlock | 2 | 2 |
| Beaverlodge | 1 | 1 |
| Bragg Creek | 1 | 1 |
| Brooks | 1 | 1 |
| Canmore | 1 | 1 |
| Edson | 1 | 1 |
| Grande Prairie | 1 | 1 |
| High Level | 1 | 1 |
| Jasper | 1 | 1 |
| Leduc | 1 | 1 |
| Lloydminster | 1 | 1 |
| Medicine Hat | 1 | 1 |
| Peace River | 1 | 1 |
| Red Deer | 1 | 1 |
| Sexsmith | 1 | 1 |
| Sherwood Park | 1 | 1 |
| Stony Plain | 1 | 1 |
| Wembley | 1 | 1 |
A rate center is the telephone exchange area a number is homed to. It sets local calling boundaries, and is not the caller's current location.
368 was activated on Apr 23, 2022 as an overlay covering Alberta (province-wide). It shares the same geography as 403, 587, 780, and 825, which means ten-digit dialing is required for local calls in this region — dial the area code even when calling a neighbor.
A new 368 number does not indicate a different city than 403, 587, 780, or 825. Overlays are added when the existing code runs out of available prefixes.
See every North American overlayArea code 368 is a North American Numbering Plan (NANP) telephone area code assigned to Alberta, Canada. It is one of 5 area codes serving Alberta. As population and demand for phone numbers grew, the region was divided into multiple numbering plan areas to avoid exhausting the available 7-digit number pool.
Yes. 368 is an active North American Numbering Plan (NANP) area code, currently assigned to Alberta, Canada. It is safe to answer or dial calls using this area code.
Area code 368 covers 25 cities and communities in Alberta, including Banff, Beaverlodge, Bragg Creek, Brooks, Calgary, and 20 more localities. This is based on telephone company rate center data — the geographic areas carriers use to determine local calling boundaries and to assign numbers when a business or individual requests a phone number in a specific city.
All numbers in the 368 area code observe Mountain Time (IANA timezone: America/Denver). Mountain Time is UTC−7 in winter (MST) and UTC−6 in summer (MDT). When placing a call to a 368 number from a different time zone, check the current local time above to avoid calling outside of business hours.
From within Alberta, dial the 7-digit local number directly if calling within the same rate center, or dial 1 + 368 + 7-digit number for long-distance calls within North America. From outside the US or Canada, dial your country's international exit code followed by 1 368 XXX XXXX. The country code for both the United States and Canada in NANP is +1.
Format 368 numbers using E.164 notation as required by RFC 3966: prefix with +1 and omit dashes and parentheses (e.g., +13685550100). This format ensures tel: links work correctly on all mobile browsers and VoIP apps. See the tel: URI formatting guide for complete examples.