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🇨🇦 709 area code
Area code 709 covers St. John's, Corner Brook, Gander and Bay Roberts and the surrounding area in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It shares that territory with 879, so the same neighbourhood can have numbers in any of them. Enter a 709 number below for a free check before you call back.
- Location: St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
- Time zone: Newfoundland (UTC−4 / UTC−3:30)
- In service since 1962
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Area code 709 at a glance
- Area code
- 709
- Location
- Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
- Main cities
- St. John's, Corner Brook, Gander, Bay Roberts, Carbonear, Channel-Port aux Basques
- Time zone
- Newfoundland (UTC−4 / UTC−3:30)
- Local time now
- —
- In service since
- 1962
- Overlay codes
- 879
- Codes split from it
- 879
- Local calls
- Dial 10 digits
- Number format
- (709) 555-0123
- From abroad
- +1 709 555 0123
Cities in area code 709
- St. John's
- Corner Brook
- Gander
- Bay Roberts
- Carbonear
- Channel-Port aux Basques
- Clarenville
- Deer Lake
- Grand Bank
- Grand Falls-Windsor
Is a 709 call a scam?
An area code tells you where a number was first assigned, not where the caller is. Mobile numbers keep their area code when people move, and internet (VoIP) numbers can be picked in any area code — so a 709 number can be calling from anywhere.
Robocallers exploit that with "neighbor spoofing": showing a 709 number to people in Newfoundland and Labrador because a local-looking call is more likely to be answered. If a 709 call claims to be your bank, the IRS or the CRA or a delivery company, hang up and call the official number yourself.
About area code 709
709 entered service in 1962.
It is part of the 709/879 overlay: the codes cover the same area, and a new line there can be given a number in any of them. Two neighbours — or two phones in one household — can have different area codes. That is also why local calls need the full ten digits.
As the region grew, 879 was carved out of or added to 709.
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Area code 709 questions
Sources: NANPA NPA database (11/04/2026) and Google libphonenumber. Area codes show where a number was assigned, not where its owner is today.
Where is area code 709?
Area code 709 is in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It covers St. John's, Corner Brook, Gander, Bay Roberts, Carbonear and Channel-Port aux Basques.
What time zone is area code 709?
709 is in the Newfoundland (UTC−4 / UTC−3:30) time zone, and observes daylight saving time.
What area codes overlay 709?
879 serves the same area as 709. Numbers in all of them are local to one another.
When did area code 709 start?
709 entered service in 1962.
How do I find out who called me from 709?
Enter the full number in the lookup at the top of this page. The free check confirms whether the number is valid and shows its carrier, line type and region; a full report adds owner and public-web records where they are available.
Why am I getting calls from area code 709?
If you live in or near Newfoundland and Labrador, they may be genuinely local — or robocalls spoofing a local-looking number. Unknown 709 callers who will not leave a message are best looked up before you call back.
Got a call from 709?
Run the free check first — validity, carrier, line type and region — and unlock the full report only if you need it.