Area code 825
Area code 825 holds 770 in-service central-office prefixes in the CNAC register, covering roughly 7,700,000 telephone numbers. They are split between 16 carriers and 301 rate centres. The largest is Calgary. Recorded assignments run from April 4, 2016 to February 9, 2026. That ranks it 22 of 55 Canadian area codes by prefix count.
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Area code 825 at a glance
- Province or territory
- Alberta
- Main rate centres
- Calgary, Edmonton, Fox Creek, Red Deer, Lethbridge
- Local time
- — Mountain Time (MT), UTC−7; UTC−6 in daylight saving time
- In service since
- April 9, 2016
- Split or overlaid from
- 780
- Number format
- 825-NXX-XXXX · +1 825 NXX XXXX
Sources: CNAC, NANPA (September 25, 2026), Statistics Canada.
In numbers
- In-service prefixes
- 770
- Telephone numbers covered
- 7,700,000
- Carriers
- 16
- Rate centres
- 301
- Provinces and territories
- 1
- First assignment
- April 4, 2016
- Most recent assignment
- February 9, 2026
Who holds these numbers
Distributel holds the largest share at 241 prefixes, 31.3% of the total, ahead of 15 other carriers.
| Carrier | Prefixes | Share | First assigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Distributel | 241 | 31.3 % | 2016 |
| Iristel Inc. | 169 | 21.9 % | 2016 |
| Bell Mobility | 75 | 9.7 % | 2016 |
| TELUS | 63 | 8.2 % | 2016 |
| Videotron Ltd. | 46 | 6.0 % | 2018 |
| ISP Telecom Inc. | 45 | 5.8 % | 2021 |
| Fibernetics Corporation | 44 | 5.7 % | 2020 |
| TELUS Mobility | 40 | 5.2 % | 2016 |
| Bell West Inc. | 14 | 1.8 % | 2018 |
| Rogers Communications Canada Inc. (Wireless) | 11 | 1.4 % | 2018 |
| Shaw Telecom Inc. | 7 | 0.9 % | 2018 |
| IXICA Communications Inc. | 5 | 0.6 % | 2020 |
| Fido Solutions Inc. | 4 | 0.5 % | 2018 |
| Bragg Communications Inc. | 3 | 0.4 % | 2017 |
| Zayo Canada Inc. | 2 | 0.3 % | 2022 |
| Beanfield Technologies Inc. | 1 | 0.1 % | 2020 |
Where these numbers land
Prefixes in 825 serve 301 rate centres. A rate centre is the billing area a prefix is attached to, not where the handset is.
| Rate centre | Province | Prefixes | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calgary | AB | 147 | 15 |
| Edmonton | AB | 91 | 12 |
| Fox Creek | AB | 13 | 4 |
| Red Deer | AB | 11 | 6 |
| Lethbridge | AB | 10 | 6 |
| High River | AB | 9 | 5 |
| Peace River | AB | 9 | 1 |
| Banff | AB | 7 | 5 |
| Canmore | AB | 7 | 5 |
| Grande Prairie | AB | 7 | 5 |
| Medicine Hat | AB | 7 | 4 |
| Drayton Valley | AB | 6 | 3 |
| Fort McMurray | AB | 6 | 4 |
| Hanna | AB | 6 | 4 |
| Airdrie | AB | 5 | 3 |
| Drumheller | AB | 5 | 4 |
| Hardisty | AB | 5 | 4 |
| Blackfalds | AB | 4 | 3 |
| Brooks | AB | 4 | 2 |
| Camrose | AB | 4 | 3 |
| Coaldale | AB | 4 | 3 |
| Edson | AB | 4 | 2 |
| High Level | AB | 4 | 2 |
| Jasper | AB | 4 | 2 |
| Leduc | AB | 4 | 3 |
| Olds | AB | 4 | 3 |
| Oyen | AB | 4 | 4 |
| Pincher Creek | AB | 4 | 3 |
| Ponoka | AB | 4 | 3 |
| Rocky Mountain House | AB | 4 | 4 |
| Sherwood Park | AB | 4 | 2 |
| St. Albert | AB | 4 | 4 |
| Stony Plain | AB | 4 | 2 |
| Strathmore | AB | 4 | 3 |
| Vulcan | AB | 4 | 4 |
| Anzac | AB | 3 | 2 |
| Boyle | AB | 3 | 2 |
| Claresholm | AB | 3 | 2 |
| Cochrane | AB | 3 | 2 |
| Didsbury | AB | 3 | 3 |
| Grande Cache | AB | 3 | 2 |
| Hay Lakes | AB | 3 | 2 |
| Lac La Biche | AB | 3 | 2 |
| Langdon | AB | 3 | 3 |
| Lloydminster | AB | 3 | 2 |
| Okotoks | AB | 3 | 2 |
| Penhold | AB | 3 | 3 |
| Picture Butte | AB | 3 | 3 |
| Sexsmith | AB | 3 | 3 |
| Slave Lake | AB | 3 | 2 |
| St. Paul | AB | 3 | 2 |
| Stettler | AB | 3 | 3 |
| Sylvan Lake | AB | 3 | 3 |
| Taber | AB | 3 | 3 |
| Valleyview | AB | 3 | 3 |
| Vauxhall | AB | 3 | 3 |
| Vermilion | AB | 3 | 2 |
| Wetaskiwin | AB | 3 | 1 |
| Ardrossan | AB | 2 | 2 |
| Bear Canyon | AB | 2 | 2 |
| Beaverlodge | AB | 2 | 2 |
| Bonnyville | AB | 2 | 1 |
| Bow Island | AB | 2 | 2 |
| Carstairs | AB | 2 | 2 |
| Clairmont | AB | 2 | 2 |
| Crossfield | AB | 2 | 2 |
| Devon | AB | 2 | 2 |
| Edmonton International Airport | AB | 2 | 2 |
| Fort Saskatchewan | AB | 2 | 2 |
| High Prairie | AB | 2 | 2 |
| Innisfail | AB | 2 | 2 |
| La Crete | AB | 2 | 2 |
| Lacombe | AB | 2 | 2 |
| Magrath | AB | 2 | 2 |
| Morley | AB | 2 | 2 |
| Nanton | AB | 2 | 2 |
| Nisku | AB | 2 | 2 |
| Nordegg | AB | 2 | 2 |
| Raymond | AB | 2 | 2 |
| Red Earth | AB | 2 | 2 |
How the allocation was built up
| Period | Prefixes | Carriers |
|---|---|---|
| 2015–2019 | 413 | 11 |
| 2020–2024 | 333 | 14 |
| 2025–2029 | 24 | 6 |
Overlay area codes
825 shares its rate centres with 780, 403, 587, 368. Overlay codes cover the same ground, which is why ten-digit dialling is required: two neighbours on one street can hold different area codes.
What people check and report about 825 numbers
Searches typed into this site's lookup form since July 28, 2026, plus the verdicts and moderated reports visitors left. A search usually follows a missed call.
- Checks
- 50
- Different numbers
- 49
- Different people
- 49
2 verdicts and 0 reports
0 scam, 1 nuisance, 1 safe. Too few to show shares yet.
Phone and text fraud in Alberta
In 2024 the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre received 1,458 fraud reports from Alberta where the first contact was a phone call (1,056) or a text (402); 842 came from victims, who reported $11.7 million lost. The most common types were service, bank investigator, phishing.
January to September 2025: 910 reports (-12% on the same months of 2024) and $16 million reported lost (+69%).
Source: Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre open data (Open Government Licence – Canada), current to September 29, 2025. These are province-wide figures, not specific to one area code, and only a fraction of fraud is ever reported. Dataset
Had a call from a 825 number?
No clear pattern in reports on these numbers yet. If a call worried you:
- Call back on a number you trust
If a caller says they are your bank, the Canada Revenue Agency, a courier or your phone company, hang up and call the organization on the number from its website or your statement, never the number that called you. Caller ID can be faked.
- Report the fraud
Report the call or text to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre online or at 1-888-495-8501. If you lost money or gave out personal details, tell your bank first, then your local police.
- Register on the National Do Not Call List
Registering a landline or mobile on the National DNCL is free. Registered charities, political parties, newspapers and companies you already do business with may still call.
- Forward suspicious texts to 7726
Forward a scam or spam text to 7726 (SPAM on the keypad). It's free, and your carrier uses it to block the sender. Don't tap links or reply.
Area code 825: questions and answers
Where is area code 825?
825 serves Alberta. Its 770 in-service prefixes belong to 301 rate centres, mainly Calgary, Edmonton, Fox Creek and Red Deer.
What time zone is area code 825 in?
Every placed rate centre in 825 is on Mountain Time (MT, UTC−7), with daylight saving time (UTC−6) from the second Sunday in March to the first Sunday in November.
When did area code 825 start?
825 has been in service since April 9, 2016; it was created from 780. It shares its territory with 368, 403, 587 and 780, so a new number there can get any of these codes.
Which carriers hold 825 numbers?
The CNAC register lists 16 carriers with prefixes in 825; the largest are Distributel (31.3%), Iristel Inc. (21.9%) and Bell Mobility (9.7%). Numbers can be ported, so the original carrier may not be the current one.
Are calls from 825 numbers scams?
Visitors have left 2 verdicts on 825 numbers (0 scam, 1 nuisance, 1 safe) and 0 moderated reports. That covers the numbers people looked up, not all of 825: most belong to ordinary households and businesses, and scammers can display a local number.
Is phone fraud rising in Alberta?
In the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre's open data, call and text fraud reports from Alberta went from 1,037 in January–September 2024 to 910 in the same months of 2025 (-12%). Reported losses went from $9.4 million to $16 million.
How do I report a scam call from a 825 number?
Report it to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre (1-888-495-8501). If you lost money, call your bank first, then your local police. Unwanted telemarketing goes to the National Do Not Call List, and spam texts can be forwarded to 7726.
Allocated prefixes
Showing 216 of 770 prefixes, largest rate centres first.
Calgary, AB
825-205 · 825-207 · 825-210 · 825-222 · 825-252 · 825-253 · 825-256 · 825-257 · 825-258 · 825-288
Edmonton, AB
825-200 · 825-201 · 825-202 · 825-203 · 825-333 · 825-343 · 825-353 · 825-394 · 825-400 · 825-401
Fox Creek, AB
825-275 · 825-366 · 825-729 · 825-808 · 825-900 · 825-907 · 825-927 · 825-928 · 825-929 · 825-930
Red Deer, AB
825-221 · 825-308 · 825-356 · 825-469 · 825-706 · 825-791 · 825-794 · 825-819 · 825-891 · 825-989
Lethbridge, AB
825-355 · 825-399 · 825-524 · 825-594 · 825-609 · 825-709 · 825-776 · 825-778 · 825-790 · 825-984
High River, AB
825-212 · 825-497 · 825-530 · 825-531 · 825-574 · 825-608 · 825-856 · 825-897 · 825-974
Peace River, AB
825-254 · 825-255 · 825-475 · 825-476 · 825-589 · 825-590 · 825-591 · 825-592 · 825-593
Banff, AB
825-398 · 825-818 · 825-896 · 825-917 · 825-932 · 825-952 · 825-979
Canmore, AB
825-496 · 825-784 · 825-804 · 825-858 · 825-909 · 825-913 · 825-969
Grande Prairie, AB
825-345 · 825-354 · 825-412 · 825-606 · 825-783 · 825-799 · 825-973
Medicine Hat, AB
825-352 · 825-406 · 825-743 · 825-745 · 825-746 · 825-795 · 825-903
Drayton Valley, AB
825-317 · 825-420 · 825-479 · 825-485 · 825-486 · 825-487
Fort McMurray, AB
825-213 · 825-357 · 825-409 · 825-645 · 825-824 · 825-864
Hanna, AB
825-638 · 825-793 · 825-797 · 825-814 · 825-968 · 825-996
Airdrie, AB
825-462 · 825-489 · 825-820 · 825-859 · 825-912
Drumheller, AB
825-397 · 825-632 · 825-796 · 825-798 · 825-813
Hardisty, AB
825-209 · 825-296 · 825-503 · 825-533 · 825-997
Blackfalds, AB
825-617 · 825-731 · 825-753 · 825-759
Brooks, AB
825-470 · 825-502 · 825-520 · 825-576
Camrose, AB
825-518 · 825-713 · 825-765 · 825-877
Coaldale, AB
825-471 · 825-671 · 825-916 · 825-926
Edson, AB
825-519 · 825-605 · 825-766 · 825-770
High Level, AB
825-250 · 825-516 · 825-557 · 825-607
Jasper, AB
825-422 · 825-773 · 825-870 · 825-873
Leduc, AB
825-435 · 825-466 · 825-933 · 825-995
Olds, AB
825-646 · 825-862 · 825-866 · 825-869
Oyen, AB
825-396 · 825-647 · 825-895 · 825-998
Pincher Creek, AB
825-596 · 825-688 · 825-876 · 825-957
Ponoka, AB
825-649 · 825-788 · 825-890 · 825-934
Rocky Mountain House, AB
825-359 · 825-463 · 825-651 · 825-751
Sherwood Park, AB
825-218 · 825-450 · 825-451 · 825-961
St. Albert, AB
825-223 · 825-358 · 825-570 · 825-748
Stony Plain, AB
825-445 · 825-495 · 825-767 · 825-771
Strathmore, AB
825-498 · 825-548 · 825-854 · 825-899
Vulcan, AB
825-418 · 825-446 · 825-758 · 825-943
Anzac, AB
825-323 · 825-465 · 825-499
Boyle, AB
825-508 · 825-598 · 825-829
Claresholm, AB
825-571 · 825-807 · 825-951
Cochrane, AB
825-491 · 825-857 · 825-914
Didsbury, AB
825-214 · 825-630 · 825-732
Allocation source: Canadian Numbering Administrator (CNAC), the registry that records which carrier a central-office code was originally issued to. An allocation says who was issued the prefix, not who serves the number today: numbers can be ported between carriers, and caller ID can be spoofed outright.