Phone area codes for Halifax, NS
2 active area codes · Atlantic Time (AST/ADT, UTC-4/-3) · population 439,819.
Halifax is the capital of Nova Scotia and the largest city on Canada's Atlantic coast. Its deep natural harbour has made it a major naval and shipping centre for centuries.
Area codes serving Halifax
Dialling from and to Halifax
Because Halifax sits inside an overlay region with 2 overlapping area codes, callers must always dial 10 digits — even for calls between two phones on the same street. From outside Canada and the United States, dial your international access prefix, then +1, then the 10-digit number.
Mobile carriers in Halifax typically issue numbers from whichever overlay code is currently being released by the NANP relief plan. As a result, two members of the same household frequently carry numbers from two different area codes — for example a long-time resident with an original-assignment number and a newer subscriber with an overlay number.
Major carriers serving Halifax
About Halifax, Nova Scotia
Halifax is located in Nova Scotia, Canada. Halifax is the capital of Nova Scotia and the largest city on Canada's Atlantic coast. Its deep natural harbour has made it a major naval and shipping centre for centuries. The city falls within the Atlantic Time (AST/ADT, UTC-4/-3) time zone.
Numbers issued to subscribers in Halifax can come from any of the area codes assigned to the surrounding numbering plan area: 902, 782. With number portability now standard across all Canadian carriers, the area code attached to a Halifax number tells you only where that number was first issued — not who currently carries it or where the device is physically located.
If you are trying to identify a recent call from 902 or 782, the caller is most likely either based in Halifax or another community within the same NPA, has previously held a number issued in this area, or — in the case of telemarketing and scam calls — is spoofing a local prefix to increase the chance you pick up.