Area code 807
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Area code 807 is a telephone area code in the Canadian province of Ontario, encompassing the Northwestern Ontario region. The 807 Area Code was created in early 1962 when this region of Ontario split from area code 705. The main reason for the split was not the exhaustion of 705, but rather for routing efficiency for calls from Western Canada to northwestern Ontario; such routing efficiency can now be achieved using the highly-computerized digital exchanges that did not exist in the 1960s.
Major communities served by the 807 area code include Thunder Bay, Kenora, Dryden, Fort Frances, Rainy River, Marathon, and Greenstone. The area is split between the Central and Eastern time zones.
The incumbent local exchange carriers in 807 are Tbaytel, Bell Canada and Bell Aliant's Dryden Municipal Telephone Service.
807 is one of the least populated area codes in Canada. It is less than 40% used, and CNAC estimates that it will not be exhausted for many decades. In the early 21st century, as 705 neared exhaustion, CNAC briefly considered "erasing" the 807-705 boundary and turning 807 into an overlay for all of Ontario north and west of the Golden Horseshoe. However, because of the potential for confusion, this solution was ultimately not implemented. As a result, 807 is the only area code in Ontario without an overlay, and hence the only one still with 7-digit dialing.[1]
Communities included
- Armstrong (807) 583
- Atikokan (807) 324, 590, 594, 596, 597, 598, 770
- Balmertown - See Red Lake
- Barwick (807) 487
- Beardmore (807) 875
- Bearskin Lake (807) 363
- Big Trout Lake (807) 537
- Caramat (807) 872
- Cat Lake (807) 347
- Clearwater Bay (807) 733
- Cloud Bay (807) 964
- Cochenour (807) 662
- Deer Lake (807) 775
- Devlin (807) 486
- Dorion (807) 857
- Dryden (807) 212, 216, 217, 220, 221, 223, 323, 995
- Eagle River (807) 755
- Ear Falls (807) 222
- Emo (807) 482
- Flanders (807) 947
- Fort Frances (807) 270, 271, 272, 274, 275, 276, 788, 789, 861, 994
- Fort Hope (807) 242
- Fort Severn (807) 478
- Geraldton (807) 853, 854, 855, 863
- Grassy Narrows (807) 925
- Gull Bay First Nation (807) 982
- Hemlo (807) 238
- Hornepayne (807) 379 868
- Hudson (807) 582
- Ignace (807) 747, 934, 936
- Jellicoe (807) 879
- Kaministiquia (807) 933
- Kasabonika (807) 535
- Kenora (807) 219, 407, 444, 456, 463, 464, 465, 466, 467, 468, 547, 548
- Kingfisher Lake (807) 532
- Lac La Croix First Nation (807) 485
- Lansdowne House (807) 479
- Longlac (807) 876
- Macdiarmid (807) 885
- Madsen - See Red Lake
- Manitouwadge (807) 378 826
- Marathon (807) 228, 229, 230, 231, 371
- McKenzie Island - See Red Lake
- McKenzie Portage (807) 543
- Morson (807) 488
- Muskrat Dam (807) 471
- Minaki (807) 224
- Mine Centre (807) 599
- Nakina (807) 329
- Nestor Falls (807) 484
- Nibinamik First Nation (Summer Beaver) (807) 593
- Nicikousemenecaning First Nation (Bears Passage) (807) 481
- Nipigon (807) 372, 880, 887, 888, 889
- Ogoki (807) 349
- Oxdrift (807) 937
- Pass Lake (807) 977
- Perrault Falls (807) 529
- Pickle Lake (807) 928
- Pikangikum (807) 773
- Poplar Hill (807) 772
- Rainy River (807) 275, 276, 360, 852
- Raith (807) 448
- Red Rock (807) 886
- Red Lake (807) 726, 727, 728, 729, 735, 749
- Redditt (807) 225
- Sachigo Lake First Nation (807) 595
- Sandy Lake (807) 771, 774, 776
- Sapawe (807) 929
- Savant Lake (807) 584
- Schreiber (807) 373, 824, 825
- Shebandowan (807) 926
- Sioux Lookout (807) 214, 374, 737, 738
- Sioux Narrows (807) 226, 232
- Starratt Olsen - See Red Lake
- Stratton (807) 483
- Terrace Bay (807) 375, 821, 823, 825
- Thunder Bay (807) 251, 252, 285, 286, 333, 343, 344, 345, 346, 355, 356, 357, 472, 473, 474, 475, 476, 577, 619, 620, 621, 622, 623, 624, 625, 626, 627, 628, 629, 630, 631, 632, 633, 683, 684, 700, 707, 708, 709, 766, 767, 768, 777, 867, 935, 939, 957, 983, 999
- Upsala (807) 985, 986
- Vermilion Bay (807) 227
- Wabaseemoong Independent Nations (White Dog) (807) 927
- Wabigoon First Nation (807) 938 943
- Weagamow First Nation (807) 469
- Webequie First Nation (807) 353
- White River (807) 822
- Wunnumin Lake First Nation (807) 442
References
See also
External links
- CNA exchange list for area +1-807
- Telecom archives
- Area Code Map of Canada
- List of exchanges from AreaCodeDownload.com, 807 Area Code
| Ontario area codes: 226, 249, 289, 343, 365, 416, 519, 613, 647, 705, 807, 905 | ||
|---|---|---|
| North: 867 | ||
| West: 204/431 | 807 | East: 705/249 |
| South: 218, 906 | ||
| Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut area codes: 867 | ||
| Manitoba area codes: 204, 431 | ||
| Michigan area codes: 231, 248, 269, 313, 517, 586, 616, 734, 810, 906, 947, 989 | ||
| Minnesota area codes: 218, 320, 507, 612, 651, 763, 952 | ||
