Area Code
Alberta, Canada
Local Time
11:02 PM
Mountain Time
Area Code
780
State / Province
Alberta
Country
Canada
Time Zone
Mountain Time
Area code 780 covers 195 rate centers across Alberta. Rate centers are geographic areas used by telephone companies to determine local calling boundaries.
Use the E.164 format for clickable phone links (RFC 3966):
<a href="tel:+17805550100">+17805550100</a><a href="tel:+17805550199">+17805550199</a>Area code 780 is a North American Numbering Plan (NANP) telephone area code assigned to Alberta, Canada. It is one of 4 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. 780 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 780 covers 195 rate centers across Alberta. Communities served include Alberta Beach, Alder Flats, Alliance, Andrew, Anzac, and 190 more localities. Rate centers are the geographic building blocks telephone 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 780 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 780 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 + 780 + 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 1 780 XXX XXXX. The country code for both the United States and Canada in NANP is +1.
Format 780 numbers using E.164 notation as required by RFC 3966: prefix with +1 and omit dashes and parentheses (e.g., +17805550100). This format ensures tel: links work correctly on all mobile browsers and VoIP apps. See the tel: URI formatting guide for complete examples.