Area code 825
Area code 825 holds 769 in-service central-office prefixes in the CNAC register, covering roughly 7,690,000 telephone numbers. They are split between 16 carriers and 301 rate centres. The largest is Calgary. Recorded assignments run from April 4, 2016 to December 16, 2025. That ranks it 24 of 55 Canadian area codes by prefix count.
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In numbers
- In-service prefixes
- 769
- Telephone numbers covered
- 7,690,000
- Carriers
- 16
- Rate centres
- 301
- Provinces and territories
- 1
- First assignment
- April 4, 2016
- Most recent assignment
- December 16, 2025
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 | 22.0 % | 2016 |
| Bell Mobility | 75 | 9.8 % | 2016 |
| TELUS | 63 | 8.2 % | 2016 |
| ISP Telecom Inc. | 45 | 5.9 % | 2021 |
| Videotron Ltd. | 45 | 5.9 % | 2018 |
| 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 | 0.7 % | 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.
How the allocation was built up
| Period | Prefixes | Carriers |
|---|---|---|
| 2015–2019 | 413 | 11 |
| 2020–2024 | 333 | 14 |
| 2025–2029 | 23 | 6 |
Overlay area codes
825 shares its rate centres with 780, 403, 587, 368, 709, 236, 249, 250, 306, 343, 506, 613. Overlay codes cover the same ground, which is why ten-digit dialling is required: two neighbours on one street can hold different area codes.
Allocated prefixes
Showing 216 of 769 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.