This is the primary telephone area code for Yellowknife and all three Canadian territories: Northwest Territories, Yukon, and Nunavut.
How to Call Yellowknife from Overseas
- Dial your country's exit code (International Access Code)
- Dial 1 (Canada country code)
- Dial the area code (867)
- Dial the 7-digit local phone number
Example: Calling Yellowknife from the UK
00 1 867 555 1234
Where:
00 = UK exit code
1 = Canada country code
867 = Yellowknife area code
555 1234 = Local Yellowknife phone number
Quick Facts
Yellowknife Area Code Coverage
This single area code serves Yellowknife and the entire Canadian North:
867 - The Northern Code
Covers Northwest Territories, Yukon, and Nunavut-over 1/3 of Canada's landmass
Downtown Yellowknife
Franklin Avenue, historic Old Town, Great Slave Lake waterfront
Outlying NT Communities
Hay River, Inuvik, Fort Smith, Tuktoyaktuk
Yukon Coverage
Whitehorse, Dawson City, Watson Lake
Nunavut Communities
Iqaluit, Rankin Inlet, Cambridge Bay, Arctic Bay
Remote Arctic Zones
Many communities accessible only by air or seasonal ice roads
Major Canadian Area Codes
Common Exit Codes for Calling Canada
When calling Yellowknife from these countries, use these exit codes:
United Kingdom
00
Australia
0011
European Union
00
Japan
010
China
00
United States
011