Phone area codes for Summerside, PE
2 active area codes · Atlantic Time (AST/ADT, UTC-4/-3) · population 16,001.
Summerside is the second-largest city on Prince Edward Island, located on the south shore in Prince County.
Area codes serving Summerside
Dialling from and to Summerside
Because Summerside 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 Summerside 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 Summerside
About Summerside, Prince Edward Island
Summerside is located in Prince Edward Island, Canada. Summerside is the second-largest city on Prince Edward Island, located on the south shore in Prince County. The city falls within the Atlantic Time (AST/ADT, UTC-4/-3) time zone.
Numbers issued to subscribers in Summerside 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 Summerside 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 Summerside 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.