Area code 207

Area code 207 is the sole telephone area code in the North American Numbering Plan (NANP) for the U.S. state of Maine. Area code 207 was created as one of the original North American area codes in 1947. The numbering plan area still retains its original boundaries, having never been split or overlaid.

Map showing Maine's 207 area code (in red) and neighboring area codes in New Hampshire (USA); New Brunswick and Quebec, (Canada)

As of April 2020, area code 207 is not threatened by office code exhaustion until the first quarter of 2025.[1] The deadline has been extended several times due to technical changes and number pooling.[2]

Some small communities in Maine near the border to Canada are not serviced with area code 207. For example, the northernmost village of Estcourt Station has local routing infrastructure into Canada. It is included in the 418, 581 and 367 overlay plan of Quebec.

References
  1. "2020-1 NRUF and NPA Exhaust Analysis" (PDF). April 2020. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
  2. "Last call for 207: Maine is on track to max out area code's numbers by 2019". bangordailynews.com. Retrieved 21 March 2018.


Maine area codes: 207
North: 418/581/367, 506
West: 603, 819/873 area code 207 East: 506
South: Atlantic Ocean
New Brunswick area codes: 506
New Hampshire area codes: 603
Quebec area codes: 367/418/581, 438/514, 450/579, 819/873

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