[now in use]
date advanced by 3½ months;
note that Arkansas is also
planning a “boundary elimination” overlay for the entire state
in 2027, resulting in the
501 & 479 & 870 & 327
overlay area
This table lists area codes (NPAs) that have been
assigned but are not yet active, in numerical order
by the new area code. The location lists the principal
city of the area in question. The old NPA(s) is/are
the currently active area code(s) of that area: if
two or more codes are separated by ampersands (&),
those area codes are already in an overlay and the
new area code will be added to that overlay complex;
if two codes are separated by commas, those area codes
currently serve two distinct geographic areas, but the
new area code will overlay both. The effective date is
the earliest date on which end-user numbers in the new
area code can be made available; dates shown in
italics? are not yet officially
confirmed.
Note: all dates
are in year-month-day format, so
= April 29, 2028. The notation
indicates the 2nd Quarter of 2027.
NANPA PLs identifies the Planning Letters
related to the new NPA; click on the link to download the
Planning Letter (PDF format). Items labeled as CRTC are
official documents from the Canadian Radio-television
and Telecommunications Commission
(Conseil de la radiodiffusion et
des télécommunications canadiennes),
rather than from the North American Numbering Plan
Administrator (NANPA), per se.
[Pour accéder à ces documents en français,
cliquer sur le lien ici vers le document anglais,
puis cliquer sur «Français» dans
le coin supérieur droit de la page.]
Within each category, the Planning Letters or other
documents are listed in reverse chronological order.
The status is generally either Active (the activation of
the new area code has been scheduled, or administrative
proceedings are currently in process) or Suspended
(area code activation not scheduled and administrative
proceedings formally suspended), with other information
as appropriate. A year shown with a question mark is an
estimate based on best available information.
In addition, the Canadian CRTC recently announced several codes
planned for the next decade. Area codes 403 and 780, the
entire province of Alberta, will be overlaid with 568,
probably around 2027. Area code 902, the provinces of
Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island, will be overlaid
with 851, and area code 905, the suburbs of Toronto, will
be overlaid with 537, both probably around 2028. Area code
705 in central Ontario will be overlaid with 460, probably
around 2031.
NANPA has also released a list of codes planned for future
expansion of 500 non-geographic services:
535, 538, 542, 543, 545, 546, 547, 549,
550, 552, 553, 554, 556, 558, 569, 578, and 589.
All of the so-called 5YY codes
(500, 522, 533, 544, 566, 577, and 588; 511, 555, and 599 are reserved)
have been assigned, so NANPA is now assigning random unused 5XX codes,
beginning with 521 and 523 through 529 and 532,
to be followed by the codes shown above.
This table is modeled after NANPA’s page
Planned NPAs Not Yet in Service,
but with accurate and up-to-date information, for a
refreshing change.
