226
Area code 226
Ontario, Canada
National (226) 555-0123, E.164 +12265550123
How the 778 central office codes (exchanges) of area code 226 were allocated, from the North American Numbering Plan's records: to which carrier, as which line type. A 226 number is mobile, fixed line or VoIP according to its exchange, the three digits after the area code; the allocation is the original one (below).
At a glance
- Country code
- +1
- Province
- ON
- Exchanges on record
- 778
- Carriers on record
- 28
- Mobile 185 (24%)
- Fixed line 455 (58%)
- VoIP 138 (18%)
- 778 exchanges on record
Most exchanges: Telus 115, Rogers 89, Iristel 83.
Check a number
Valid fixed line or mobile number in Canada.
+1
country code
226
area code
5550123
subscriber number
| Country | Canada numbering plan |
|---|---|
| Line type | Fixed line or mobile |
| Carrier the block was allocated to | No carrier on record for this prefix |
| E.164 | +12265550123 |
| International | +1 226-555-0123 |
| National | (226) 555-0123 |
| RFC 3966 | tel:+1-226-555-0123 |
Source: Canadian Numbering Administrator (CNAC); North American Numbering Plan Administrator (NANPA); National numbering plan: Canada (ITU)
The example is 226-555-0123: 555-0100 to 555-0199 are set aside for fictional use in every area code.
The exchange map
One cell per exchange: blocks 226 2xx to 226 9xx; in each block the row is the tens digit, the column the units digit.
- Mobile 185
- Fixed line 455
- VoIP 138
- Not on record 22
Formats and patterns
| E.164 | +12265550123 |
|---|---|
| International | +1 226-555-0123 |
| National | (226) 555-0123 |
| RFC 3966 (tel: URI) | tel:+1-226-555-0123 |
Any 226 number, in E.164
^\+1226[2-9]\d{6}$+1, the area code, a central office code that does not start with 0 or 1, then four digits.
Mobile exchanges (185 on record)
^\+1226(?:2(?:0[0-3689]|1[89]|2[02489]|3[0-24-9]|46|6[017-9]|8[0-2])|3(?:3[127-9]|4\d|50|7[346-9]|8[05-8]|91)|4(?:0[2-4]|48|5[06])|5(?:0[013-7]|4[235]|5[289]|6[78]|77|8[0-4])|6(?:0[06]|2[267]|37|[6-9]8)|7(?:00|24|39|[48][7-9]|5[0-357-9]|9[12])|8(?:0[28]|2[01]|68|8[0-3568]|9[89])|9(?:19|[238]\d|6[1-4689]|7[0-57-9]|9[0-589]))\d{4}$Fixed line exchanges (455 on record)
^\+1226(?:2(?:0[457]|1[3-7]|21|4[57-9]|5[0-4]|6[2-5]|7[4-9]|8[3-57]|9\d)|3(?:[02]\d|1[2-9]|3[045]|5[1246-9]|6[0-57-9]|7[0-25]|8[1349]|9[024-9])|4(?:0[59]|1[02-9]|[237]\d|4[0-357]|5[1-49]|6[1-9]|8[0-689]|9[0-8])|5(?:0[289]|1[02-8]|2[0-57-9]|3[016-9]|4[09]|5[01]|6[0-39]|7[0-689]|8[5-9]|9\d)|6(?:0[1347-9]|1[6-9]|2[013-589]|3[0-68]|4[2-9]|5\d|6[0-59]|[78][0-79]|9[0-69])|7(?:0[179]|1[02-9]|2[0-37-9]|3[0-8]|4[04-6]|54|6[0-59]|72)|8(?:0[09]|1[2-9]|2[2-7]|3[0-7]|4[3-9]|[57]\d|6[0-79]|89|9[1-37])|9(?:0[0-5]|1[2-5]|4[0-57-9]|5[1-7]|6[057]|97))\d{4}$VoIP exchanges (138 on record)
^\+1226(?:2(?:1[02]|2[357]|33|4[0-4]|5[5-9]|66|7[0-3]|8[689])|3(?:3[36]|5[35]|66|93)|4(?:0[016-8]|4[469]|5[578]|99)|5(?:26|3[2-5]|4[1467]|5[3467]|6[4-6])|6(?:0[25]|1[2-5]|39|4[01]|6[67]|97)|7(?:0[2-68]|2[56]|4[1-3]|56|6[6-8]|7[013-9]|8[0-6]|9[03-9])|8(?:0[13-7]|[23][89]|4[0-2]|8[47]|9[04-6])|9(?:0[6-9]|1[06-8]|[49]6))\d{4}$The exchange patterns follow the original allocations; a number ported since keeps its digits but not necessarily its carrier or its line type.
Carriers and their exchanges
Every carrier holding exchanges in 226, with the exchanges allocated to it (the three digits after the area code).
| Carrier | Exchanges | Mobile | Fixed line | VoIP | Exchanges held |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Telus | 115 | 41 | 74 | 0 | 203–205, 207, 217, 221–222, 230–231, 234–239, 245, 247–249, 253–254, 263–265, 279, 284–285, 306–307, 337, 340–352, 354, 356–365, 367–372, 456, 459, 495, 567–568, 580–584, 622, 626–627, 678, 738, 763–765, 789, 791–792, 802, 825–827, 835–837, 850–853, 868, 871, 879, 888, 891–893, 897, 941–945, 947–949, 951–956, 999 |
| Rogers | 89 | 67 | 22 | 0 | 208–209, 218–220, 228–229, 232, 267–269, 280–282, 338–339, 403–404, 448, 513–514, 558–559, 577, 630, 647–665, 668, 688, 808, 882, 898, 919–922, 924–938, 962–964, 968–974, 979–989 |
| Iristel | 83 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 210, 212, 240–243, 270–273, 286, 400–401, 406–408, 444, 455, 457–458, 499, 544, 546, 602, 605, 639–641, 697, 702–705, 708, 741, 756, 770–771, 773–775, 777–786, 790, 793–799, 801, 803–807, 829, 839–842, 887, 890, 894–896, 906–910, 916–918 |
| Distributel | 74 | 0 | 74 | 0 | 213–216, 312–319, 330, 389–390, 392, 394, 399, 405, 410, 412–419, 451, 496–498, 502, 508–510, 512, 515–518, 522, 527–531, 538–540, 569–574, 585–587, 590–591, 593–599, 603–604, 636, 646, 812–813 |
| TekSavvy Solutions | 64 | 0 | 64 | 0 | 291–297, 334–335, 578–579, 607–609, 621, 624–625, 628–629, 631, 634–635, 638, 643, 645, 679, 685, 689, 691–695, 709, 712–715, 723, 729, 740, 745–746, 754, 760–762, 814–815, 847, 849, 872–875, 903–905, 912–915, 957, 967 |
| Fibernetics | 55 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 223, 225, 227, 233, 244, 255–259, 266, 288–289, 333, 336, 353, 355, 366, 393, 446, 449, 526, 532–535, 541, 547, 553–554, 556–557, 564–566, 612–615, 666–667, 706, 725–726, 742–743, 766–768, 776, 828, 838, 884, 946, 996 |
| InnSysVoice | 38 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 551, 560, 601, 644, 677, 701, 707, 710, 737, 800, 822, 843–845, 854–867, 869–870, 877–878, 900–902, 940, 960, 997 |
| Bell | 36 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 261, 331–332, 373–374, 376–380, 385–388, 391, 402, 542–543, 545, 592, 724, 747–753, 755, 757–759, 787–788, 820–821 |
| Comwave Networks | 35 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 277–278, 298–299, 616–620, 632–633, 642, 670, 680–682, 686, 690, 696, 699, 716–720, 730–734, 830–834 |
| Execulink Telecom | 35 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 290, 320–329, 381, 397–398, 461–472, 488–492, 520–521, 549–550 |
| Eastlink | 34 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 274, 276, 287, 420–443, 445, 447, 452–454, 562, 623 |
| Fido | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 200–202, 206, 880–881, 883, 885–886, 899, 923, 939, 961, 966, 975, 977–978, 990–995, 998 |
| ISP Telecom | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 309, 473–486, 493–494, 537 |
| Quadro Communications | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 283, 300–305, 308, 536, 561, 575 |
| Videotron | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 224, 246, 260, 450, 500–501, 552, 600, 606, 700 |
| Freedom Mobile | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 503–507, 637, 698, 739 |
| Managed Network Systems | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 671–676, 683–684 |
| Mornington Communications | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 809, 816–819, 823–824 |
| Gosfield North Communication | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 275, 375, 409, 687, 727, 736 |
| IXICA Communications | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 576, 669, 769, 876, 965 |
| Primus Telecommunications Canada | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 588–589, 721–722 |
| Wightman Communications | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 383–384, 524–525 |
| Zayo | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 250–252, 772 |
| Hay Communications | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 728, 735, 744 |
| Tuckersmith Communications | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 262, 523, 889 |
| Brooke Telecom | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 846, 848 |
| Bruce Municipal Telephone System | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 395, 563 |
| Huron Telecommunications | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 396 |
Questions developers ask
- Where is area code 226?
- Area code 226 is in Ontario, Canada: all 778 of its exchanges on record are there. From abroad it is dialled +1 226, then the seven-digit number.
- Is a 226 number mobile or landline?
- Either: in the North American Numbering Plan the line type belongs to the exchange (the three digits after the area code), not to the area code. Of the 778 exchanges on record in 226, 185 (24%) were allocated as mobile, 455 (58%) as fixed line and 138 (18%) as VoIP. A number can have been ported since, to another carrier and even to another line type.
- Which carriers have numbers in area code 226?
- 28 carriers hold exchanges in 226 on record; the most: Telus (115), Rogers (89) and Iristel (83). These are the original allocations: with number portability, a number may be served by another carrier today, which only a live carrier lookup (an HLR or MNP query) can tell.
- How do I validate a 226 phone number?
- In E.164 a 226 number matches ^\+1226[2-9]\d{6}$: +1, the area code, a central office code that does not start with 0 or 1, then four digits. Written nationally it reads (226) 555-0123. The exchange patterns on this page narrow it to the exchanges allocated as mobile, fixed line or VoIP.