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Area Code - 902 Details

About 902:
Area code 902 is one of the original 86 area codes created by AT&T and the Bell System in 1947. It originally served Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and New Brunswick. In 2014, area code 782 was created as an overlay to area code 902. Currently, it is one of only 3 area codes that cross state or province lines, and it overlaps coverage areas with area code 782.

Related Cities:
Area code 902 covers the entire provinces of Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia, including the larger communities of Charlottetown, Montague and Summerside in Prince Edward Island, and the larger communities of Amherst, Antigonish, Barrington, Bridgewater, Dartmouth, Halifax, Kentville, New Glasgow, Sydney in Nova Scotia.