Area Code 825: Who Is Calling Me From Alberta?
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Where is area code 825?
Area code 825 is one of Alberta’s province-wide codes. It was reserved for Alberta back in 1997 and went into service on April 9, 2016, as an overlay for 403, 780 and 587. Since January 2022 the province also has 368.
| Location | Alberta (province-wide) |
|---|---|
| Region | Alberta |
| Time zone | Mountain Time: UTC−7, UTC−6 in summer |
| Shares its area with | 403, 780, 587 and 368 |
| Exchanges in service | 770 (CNAC, Oct 23, 2026) |
| Carriers holding exchanges | 16 |
Mostly internet and VoIP numbers
825 is a newer code and many of its numbers went to internet phone providers: in CNAC’s records Distributel and Iristel hold the most 825 exchanges, and close to two thirds of them belong to VoIP and wholesale carriers. An 825 caller is therefore often an app, a call center or a business line rather than a traditional landline.
Where 825 exchanges are
| Place | Exchanges |
|---|---|
| Calgary | 147 |
| Edmonton | 91 |
| Fox Creek | 13 |
| Red Deer | 11 |
| Lethbridge | 10 |
| High River | 9 |
| Peace River | 9 |
| Grande Prairie | 7 |
What cities are in area code 825?
Area code 825 serves Alberta. The CNAC records list the following places as having the most 825 number blocks:
- Calgary
- Edmonton
- Fox Creek
- Red Deer
- Lethbridge
- High River
- Peace River
- Grande Prairie
- Medicine Hat
- Banff
- Canmore
- Fort McMurray
Local time in Alberta (MT): Mountain Time
825 is on Mountain Time. Most genuine Alberta callers phone during local office hours, so a 825 call well outside them deserves a second look.
Is 825 a cell phone number?
Area codes aren’t split by line type, so 825 covers mobiles, landlines and internet numbers alike. The useful clue is which companies hold its 770 exchanges (CNAC, Oct 23, 2026). The largest share of 825 exchanges sits with internet and wholesale carriers, which supply numbers to calling apps and VoIP services. Those numbers are cheap to create, which is why spammers like them.
Percentages refer to 825 exchanges (blocks of numbers), grouped by the kind of company that holds them. Ported numbers keep their code, so check the exact number above.
825 complaints: FCC and FTC data
825 hardly shows up in US complaint data (34 FCC complaints, 8 FTC reports), which says more about where people report than about the code. In Canada, complaints go to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre, whose data isn’t published number by number.
825 FCC complaints by year
*2026-10-25
825 call types, Oct 2025–Oct 2026
- Recorded message (robocall): 16 (80%)
- Text message: 2 (10%)
- Live caller: 2 (10%)
Top 825 FTC topics
- Impostors (government, business or family): 1
- Debt relief offers: 1
Who holds 825 numbers?
- Distributel: 241 exchanges (31%)
- Iristel: 169 exchanges (22%)
- Bell Mobility: 75 exchanges (10%)
- TELUS: 63 exchanges (8%)
Numbers can move between carriers when people switch, so the lookup shows where a specific number sits today.
Got an unwanted call from 825?
Let unknown 825 calls go to voicemail and look the number up before returning it. Fraud in Canada is reported to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre; registering on the National Do Not Call List (DNCL) stops most telemarketers who follow the rules. If you are in the US, file the report at reportfraud.ftc.gov instead.
Frequently asked questions
What time zone is area code 825 in?
825 numbers are on Mountain Time. Knowing the caller’s local time helps you judge whether an unexpected call is plausible.
Where is area code 825?
Alberta, Canada. 825 covers the whole province, including Calgary and Edmonton, and is on Mountain Time.
Is 825 a scam area code?
No, it’s a real Canadian code. But because many 825 numbers are VoIP lines, which are cheap to obtain, an unexpected 825 call deserves a quick check before you call back.
Who is calling from area code 825?
Without the full number, all the area code says is that the line was issued for Alberta; the largest holder of 825 exchanges is Distributel. Complaint data adds context: 34 FCC complaints (rank 386 of 714). The topic that comes up most in the FTC reports is impostors posing as the government, a business or a relative. To identify one caller, run the number through the lookup above.
Why do 825 numbers keep calling me?
Usually because an automated dialer is working through numbers. In the last 12 months of FCC complaints about 825, 80% were prerecorded calls and 10% were texts. Don’t press a key to “opt out”; block the number and report it to the FTC.
Is 825 a legitimate area code?
Yes. 825 is an official North American Numbering Plan area code for Alberta. The code itself is never the scam; caller ID can be spoofed, so judge a 825 call by what the caller wants, not by the digits.
Is 825 a cell phone number?
A 825 number could be a mobile, a landline or a VoIP line. By exchanges, the split is 23% mobile carriers, 11% landline companies and 65% internet carriers; the free lookup above reports the line type of the number you enter.
How do I look up a 825 number for free?
Use the lookup above: enter +1 and the ten digits. It checks line type, carrier, FCC and FTC complaints and what the web says about that number, without asking you to sign up.
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