Phone numbers in Alaska consist of a three-digit area code followed by a seven-digit local number. The area code used in Alaska is 907. This area code helps in identifying the specific geographic region associated with the phone number. Unlike many states, Alaska does not have multiple area codes due to its relatively small population. Therefore, the
907 area code covers the entire state, including cities like Anchorage, Fairbanks, and Juneau, as well as more remote areas.
In 2009, the Consumer Protection Unit of the Alaska Attorney General's Office issued
a warning about the rise of call spoofing scams in Alaska. Call spoofing is when a caller deliberately falsifies the information transmitted to your caller ID display to disguise their identity. Scammers, including both robocallers and live callers, often use neighbor spoofing, which displays a phone number with a local 907 area code, even if the scammer is calling from outside Alaska or even outside the United States. The aim is to trick recipients into answering the phone and potentially providing personal information. If residents receive such calls, they are advised to hang up and report the call to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). For more information on how to report telephone scams, you can read the
Lookify guide on report scam or spam calls and texts.Alaska has seen a notable shift toward mobile connectivity. Data from 2023 shows that 78.2% of Alaska adults rely solely on mobile phones, up from 63.3% in 2019—a gain of nearly 15 percentage points in four years. Alaska residents who primarily use a wireless phone make up 14.7%, while 2.1% rely on both mobile and landline. Adults who mainly rely on landlines and those who depend solely on landlines have declined to 1.5% and 1.4% respectively. The proportion of adults without phones stands at 2.2%, the highest among U.S. states—likely reflecting the challenges of connectivity in remote and rural areas.