Get a 780 area code phone number
A local Edmonton business number with unlimited calls and texts, live in under a minute, on the phone you already have.
About the 780 area code
Area code 780 covers Edmonton, Alberta and the northern half of the province, from the capital region up through Fort McMurray and Grande Prairie to the territorial border. It was created in 1999 when it split from 403, which kept Calgary and the south. Since then Alberta has moved to province-wide overlays, but 780 remains the code Edmontonians think of as theirs. It reads as northern Alberta, distinct from Calgary, in a province where that distinction matters to people.
A business with a 780 number signals Edmonton and northern Alberta roots to customers who often deal with contractors, suppliers, and crews from out of province. It gets answered in the capital region, in St. Albert and Sherwood Park, and in the oil and gas towns to the north. The overlays 587, 825, and 368 cover all of Alberta and are also seen as local, but 780 carries the history and is the code people recognize on sight.
Cities and areas in 780
- Edmonton
- St. Albert
- Sherwood Park
- Fort McMurray
- Grande Prairie
- Leduc
- Spruce Grove
- Fort Saskatchewan
- Stony Plain
- Camrose
- Lloydminster
Time zone
Mountain Time (MT)
Overlay codes
587, 825, 368
Who uses a 780 business number
Oil and gas services
Field service contractors, hauling companies, and equipment suppliers working the northern camps get taken seriously with a 780 number.
Trucking and hauling
Dispatch and driver coordination across the Highway 63 and Highway 43 corridors runs on calls that get answered, and 780 is the code they answer.
Contractors and home services
Edmonton homeowners hiring for furnace work, roofing, or snow removal favor the company with the local number.
Real estate agents
Buyers relocating for industry jobs want an agent whose number says Edmonton, not Calgary or Vancouver.
Everything included with your 780 number
- Unlimited calling to US & Canada
- Unlimited SMS & MMS texting
- Voicemail with transcription
- Auto-replies and business hours
- Works on your existing phone, no new SIM
- Set up in under a minute
How to get your 780 number
- 1
Sign up
Create your account on the web or in the Reach app (iOS and Android).
- 2
Pick your 780 number
Search available 780 numbers and choose the one you like.
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Start calling and texting
Your number is live immediately: calls, texts, voicemail, and auto-replies, all from one app.
Questions? Answers.
Yes. 780 has covered Edmonton and northern Alberta since 1999, when it split from 403. Calgary and southern Alberta kept 403.
They cover the same area. 587, 825, and 368 are overlays for all of Alberta, so a new Edmonton number might be in any of them. 780 is the original Edmonton code.
Yes. A 780 number works through the app on the phone you already carry, so you can run an Edmonton number from anywhere.
Download Reach or sign up on the web, search available 780 numbers, and pick the one you like. Your number is active immediately, so you can call and text from it right away.
Yes. Your Reach number works from anywhere. It runs on your existing phone through the app, so you can have a Edmonton presence no matter where you are located.
Yes. Your personal number stays exactly as it is. Reach adds a business line on the same phone, and you can port an existing business number in if you have one.
One plan, $19 a month or $169 a year, includes your number, unlimited calling to the US and Canada, SMS and MMS, voicemail with transcription, and auto-replies.