🇨🇦 825 area code
Area code 825 covers Calgary, Edmonton, Lethbridge and Grande Prairie and the surrounding area in Alberta, Canada. It shares that territory with 368, 403, 568, 587 and 780, so the same neighbourhood can have numbers in any of them. Enter an 825 number below for a free check before you call back.
- Location: Calgary, Alberta
- Time zone: Mountain (UTC−7)
- In service since April 9, 2016
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Area code 825 at a glance
- Area code
- 825
- Location
- Alberta, Canada
- Main cities
- Calgary, Edmonton, Lethbridge, Grande Prairie, Medicine Hat, Fort McMurray
- Time zone
- Mountain (UTC−7)
- Local time now
- —
- In service since
- April 9, 2016
- Created from
- 780
- Overlay codes
- 368, 403, 568, 587, 780
- Codes split from it
- 368, 568
- Local calls
- Dial 10 digits
- Number format
- (825) 555-0123
- From abroad
- +1 825 555 0123
Cities in the 825 overlay area
- Calgary
- Edmonton
- Lethbridge
- Grande Prairie
- Medicine Hat
- Fort McMurray
- Red Deer
- Sherwood Park
- Airdrie
- St. Albert
Is a 825 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 an 825 number can be calling from anywhere.
Robocallers exploit that with "neighbor spoofing": showing an 825 number to people in Alberta because a local-looking call is more likely to be answered. If an 825 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 825
825 entered service on April 9, 2016, as an overlay on 780, which had run short of numbers.
It is part of the 368/403/568/587/780/825 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, 368 and 568 were carved out of or added to 825.
Because 825 overlays the same ground, the cities listed are those of the codes it shares with.
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Area code 825 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 825?
Area code 825 is in Alberta, Canada. It covers Calgary, Edmonton, Lethbridge, Grande Prairie, Medicine Hat and Fort McMurray.
What time zone is area code 825?
825 is in the Mountain (UTC−7) time zone, and observes daylight saving time.
What area codes overlay 825?
368, 403, 568, 587 and 780 serve the same area as 825. Numbers in all of them are local to one another.
When did area code 825 start?
825 entered service on April 9, 2016, created from 780.
How do I find out who called me from 825?
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 825?
If you live in or near Alberta, they may be genuinely local — or robocalls spoofing a local-looking number. Unknown 825 callers who will not leave a message are best looked up before you call back.
Got a call from 825?
Run the free check first — validity, carrier, line type and region — and unlock the full report only if you need it.