Medicine Hat area codes
Medicine Hat, Alberta is served by 4 area codes: 403, 587, 825 and 368. They overlay the same geography, so local calls take all ten digits regardless of which code a number uses. 403 carries the most numbers – 23 of the 45 number blocks assigned in the exchange, about 51%. The newest of them, 825, went into service in 2016. Telus holds the largest share at 31%, followed by Telus Mobility 11%, VoIP providers 11%.
Area codes serving Medicine Hat
Blocks are allocations recorded by the Canadian Numbering Administrator for this exchange area, not a count of people with those numbers.
Who holds Medicine Hat numbers
- Telus31%
- Telus Mobility11%
- VoIP providers11%
“VoIP providers” and “Other” group carriers whose names our mapping does not resolve individually – they are buckets, not companies.
Questions about Medicine Hat numbers
What area code is Medicine Hat?
Medicine Hat has 4: 403, 587, 825, 368. All of them cover the same area, so a number can carry any of them.
Do I need to dial 10 digits in Medicine Hat?
Yes. Where two or more codes overlay the same area, every local call needs the full ten digits.
Which carrier has most Medicine Hat numbers?
Telus holds about 31% of the number blocks assigned here. This is share of blocks allocated by the Canadian Numbering Administrator, not share of customers – people keep their numbers when they switch carriers.
Is 825 a new area code?
It went into service in 2016 as an overlay, meaning it was added to supply new numbers in the same area rather than replacing the existing codes.
Is a call from a Medicine Hat number safe?
The area code tells you nothing about that. Spam callers routinely fake the number they display, often choosing a local-looking one because it gets answered more often. Look up the full number instead.
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Source
Canadian Numbering Administrator, CO Code Status, data date 31 October 2026. The CNA publishes one file per area code each weeknight; we aggregate by exchange area and province.
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