Area code 907 is a telephone

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in the

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(NANP) for the U.S. state of

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, with the exception of the small southeastern community of Hyder, which is served by the Canadian

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236/250/257/672/778 from the Stewart, British Columbia rate center. Despite having telephone service to the

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via a terrestrial line via the town of Juneau since 1937,AT&T (1974) ''Events in Telephone History'' Alaska was not assigned an area code until after the Alaska submarine cable was opened for traffic in 1956. The Alaska numbering plan area (NPA) was assigned the area code 907 and entered service in 1957. The Alaska numbering plan area is geographically the largest of any in the

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. It is the second-largest in the NANP, and on the entire North American continent behind 867, which serves

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's northern territories. Because the

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of Alaska cross longitude 180, the

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, 907 may be considered to be both the farthest west and the farthest east of all area codes in the NANP. Due to Alaska's low population, 907 is one of only twelve remaining area codes serving an entire state. It is not projected to be exhausted until after 2049. Prior to October 2021, area code 907 had telephone numbers assigned for the

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988. In 2020, ''988'' was designated nationwide as a dialing code for the

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, which created a conflict for exchanges that permit

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. This area code was therefore scheduled to transition to

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by October 24, 2021.

Central office prefixes

Note: Dashes in the "Introduced" field indicate the prefix was in use before February 4, 1994. Prefix 976 is assigned to Anchorage, and requires dialling "1+907" first.

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External links

List of exchanges from AreaCodeDownload.com, 907 Area Code
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Central office prefixes

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