Where is area code 249?

Area code 249 is in Ontario, Canada: all 587 of its exchanges on record are there. From abroad it is dialled +1 249, then the seven-digit number.

Is a 249 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 587 exchanges on record in 249, 83 (14%) were allocated as mobile, 280 (48%) as fixed line and 224 (38%) 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 249?

19 carriers hold exchanges in 249 on record; the most: Fibernetics (142), Telus (139) and Iristel (76). 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 249 phone number?

In E.164 a 249 number matches ^\+1249[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 (249) 555-0123. The exchange patterns on this page narrow it to the exchanges allocated as mobile, fixed line or VoIP.

249

Area code 249

Ontario, Canada

National (249) 555-0123, E.164 +12495550123

How the 587 central office codes (exchanges) of area code 249 were allocated, from the North American Numbering Plan's records: to which carrier, as which line type. A 249 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: 587
Carriers on record: 19

Exchanges of 249 by the line type they were allocated as

Mobile 83 (14%)
Fixed line 280 (48%)
VoIP 224 (38%)
587 exchanges on record

Most exchanges: Fibernetics 142, Telus 139, Iristel 76.

Check a number

Valid fixed line or mobile number in Canada.

country code

249

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	+12495550123
International	+1 249-555-0123
National	(249) 555-0123
RFC 3966	tel:+1-249-555-0123

Source: Canadian Numbering Administrator (CNAC); North American Numbering Plan Administrator (NANPA); National numbering plan: Canada (ITU)

The example is 249-555-0123: 555-0100 to 555-0199 are set aside for fictional use in every area code.

The exchange map

Every exchange of 249, by the line type it was allocated as

One cell per exchange: blocks 249 2xx to 249 9xx; in each block the row is the tens digit, the column the units digit.

Mobile 83
Fixed line 280
VoIP 224
Not on record 213

Formats and patterns

E.164	+12495550123
International	+1 249-555-0123
National	(249) 555-0123
RFC 3966 (tel: URI)	tel:+1-249-555-0123

Any 249 number, in E.164

^\+1249[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 (83 on record)

^\+1249(?:2(?:75|88)|3(?:13|28|3[28]|5\d|6[01]|77|8[57]|99)|400|5(?:16|2[256]|3[235]|5[038]|75|87|9[0-5])|6(?:12|2[02]|54|88)|7(?:22|33|7[7-9])|8(?:22|33|6[3-9]|7[024-9]|85|99)|9(?:79|8[89]|9\d))\d{4}$

Fixed line exchanges (280 on record)

^\+1249(?:2(?:0[3-6]|1[2-9]|2[0-57-9]|[356]\d|4[0-8]|7[0-46-9]|8[0-5]|9[0-35-9])|3(?:0[0-36-9]|1[6-9]|2[0-79]|3[013-79]|4[0-24-9]|6[2-46-9]|7[0-689]|8[013])|4(?:[08]4|2[2-4]|3[1-7]|45|5[2-5]|7[2-47-9])|5(?:1[2-578]|2[01]|3[4689]|4[0-357]|5[1267]|61|7[6-8]|8[1-369]|9[6-9])|6(?:0\d|1[6-9]|33|9[0-2])|7(?:1[2-578]|35|4[69]|5[059]|6[56]|7[034]|8[89]|9[0-59])|8(?:32|49|8[07]|9[0-3578])|9(?:0[0-3]|22|3[2-48]|4[19]|57|6[0-8]|7[457]|8[23]))\d{4}$

VoIP exchanges (224 on record)

^\+1249(?:2(?:0[0-27-9]|8[679]|94)|3(?:0[45]|1[245]|65|8[24689]|9[0-8])|4(?:0[1-35-9]|1[02-9]|2[015-9]|3[089]|4[0-46-9]|5[016-9]|6[1-9]|7[0156]|8[0-35-9]|9\d)|5(?:0\d|10|2[347-9]|3[01]|4[469]|5[49]|6[02-9]|7[0-49]|8[0458])|6(?:2[7-9]|3[0-24-9]|[46]\d|[58][01]|7[0-79]|99)|7(?:0[0-3]|21)|8(?:0[0-689]|56|8[1-3689])|9(?:4[2-7]|5[2-5]|81))\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 249, with the exchanges allocated to it (the three digits after the area code).

Carrier	Exchanges	Mobile	Fixed line	VoIP	Exchanges held
Fibernetics	142	0	0	142	207–208, 286–287, 289, 304–305, 312, 314, 365, 382, 384, 386, 389–398, 401, 403, 405–410, 412–420, 425–430, 438–443, 446–448, 450, 456–459, 461–467, 469–471, 549, 562–574, 584–585, 627–632, 634–651, 660–677, 856, 888–889, 942–947, 952–955, 981
Telus	139	29	110	0	212–225, 227, 229–241, 251–259, 261–262, 301–302, 318–327, 329–331, 333–337, 339–342, 344–345, 347, 353, 355–359, 526, 538–543, 591–599, 600–609, 619, 712–715, 717–718, 765–766, 777, 779, 863–870, 872, 874–879, 932–934, 957, 960–968, 974–975
Iristel	76	0	0	76	200–202, 209, 294, 315, 402, 421, 444, 449, 451, 468, 475–476, 480–483, 485–499, 500–510, 523–524, 527–531, 544, 546, 554, 559–560, 579–580, 679–681, 699, 700–703, 721, 800–806, 808–809
Distributel	64	0	64	0	204–206, 242–248, 250, 263–264, 270–274, 276–285, 292–293, 306–309, 364, 366–376, 378–381, 422–423, 432, 435–436, 445, 788–795
Bell	38	12	26	0	203, 228, 313, 316–317, 328, 332, 346, 348, 354, 377, 383, 385, 387, 437, 452–453, 472–474, 525, 532, 534–535, 551, 561, 575, 578, 581–583, 586, 612, 746, 773–774, 901, 938
Rogers	32	17	9	6	288, 338, 388, 399, 400, 522, 533, 550, 552–553, 556–558, 588, 622, 633, 722, 733, 770, 778, 822, 833, 880–883, 885–886, 899, 977, 982–983
ISP Telecom	30	0	30	0	260, 297–298, 477–479, 512–514, 517–518, 520–521, 536, 576–577, 616–618, 887, 890–893, 895, 897–898, 902–903, 941
Eastlink	14	10	4	0	275, 350–352, 360–362, 431, 587, 590, 620, 654, 735, 832
Fido	14	14	0	0	688, 979, 988–999
Comwave Networks	10	0	10	0	265–269, 299, 300, 303, 404, 515
IXICA Communications	8	0	8	0	349, 454–455, 589, 749, 759, 849, 949
ExaTEL	5	0	5	0	363, 424, 484, 545, 547
InnSysVoice	4	0	4	0	755, 799, 900, 922
Cogeco	3	0	3	0	690–692
Fgltel	2	0	2	0	433–434
Nexicom Telecommunications	2	0	2	0	290–291
TekSavvy Solutions	2	0	2	0	295–296
Northern Telephone	1	0	1	0	750
Videotron	1	1	0	0	516

Questions developers ask

Where is area code 249?: Area code 249 is in Ontario, Canada: all 587 of its exchanges on record are there. From abroad it is dialled +1 249, then the seven-digit number.
Is a 249 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 587 exchanges on record in 249, 83 (14%) were allocated as mobile, 280 (48%) as fixed line and 224 (38%) 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 249?: 19 carriers hold exchanges in 249 on record; the most: Fibernetics (142), Telus (139) and Iristel (76). 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 249 phone number?: In E.164 a 249 number matches ^\+1249[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 (249) 555-0123. The exchange patterns on this page narrow it to the exchanges allocated as mobile, fixed line or VoIP.