879 Area Code – Location map, time zone

Area code 879 is located in the Newfoundland and Atlantic timezones, serving the entire province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada as an overlay to area code 709. Put into service on February 17, 2024, it covers major locations like St. John’s and operates primarily on Newfoundland Time (UTC−3:30) and Atlantic Time (UTC−4).

What time zone is area code 879?

The 879 area code is located in the Newfoundland and Atlantic timezones. As of the last time this page was loaded, the current time is 6:03am (Newfoundland) or 5:33am (Atlantic) depending on where you are in the area code.

History

Creation: Area code 879 was put into service on February 17, 2024 and was the 463rd area code in service. It was one of 9 area codes introduced in 2024. It was the 2nd area code in the province of Newfoundland And Labrador. Newfoundland And Labrador currently has 2 area codes. It was created to relieve the pressure on the 709 area code as the numbers in 709 were being exhausted.

Overlay: Prior to 1992, each area code served a geographic area and that geographic area had only a single area code. If the phone numbers available for an area code were nearly exhausted, the existing area code and geographic area would be split. However, the North American Number Plan Administrator (NANPA) started to create overlay area codes in 1992 – area codes that would serve the same geographic area. Area code 879 is an overlay area code for area code 709.

Mnemonics: Prior to 1995, the middle digit of area codes was restricted to a 0 or 1 which do not correspond to a letter on a phone’s dialing pad. So, only area codes created in 1995 or later can have a mnemonic. The mnemonics for area code 879 include TPW, TPX, TPY, TPZ, TQW, TQX, TQY, TQZ, TRW, TRX, TRY, TRZ, TSW, TSX, TSY, TSZ, UPW, UPX, UPY, UPZ, UQW, UQX, UQY, UQZ, URW, URX, URY, URZ, USW, USX, USY, USZ, VPW, VPX, VPY, VPZ, VQW, VQX, VQY, VQZ, VRW, VRX, VRY, VRZ, VSW, VSX, VSY, and VSZ. Let us know if one of these mnemonics fits area code 879 so we can feature it.