263
Area code 263
Quebec, Canada
National (263) 555-0123, E.164 +12635550123
How the 63 central office codes (exchanges) of area code 263 were allocated, from the North American Numbering Plan's records: to which carrier, as which line type. A 263 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
- QC
- Exchanges on record
- 63
- Carriers on record
- 5
- Mobile 50 (79%)
- Fixed line 13 (21%)
- 63 exchanges on record
Most exchanges: Rogers 31, IXICA Communications 13, Videotron 11.
Check a number
Valid fixed line or mobile number in Canada.
| 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 | +12635550123 |
| International | +1 263-555-0123 |
| National | (263) 555-0123 |
| RFC 3966 | tel:+1-263-555-0123 |
Source: Canadian Numbering Administrator (CNAC); North American Numbering Plan Administrator (NANPA); National numbering plan: Canada (ITU)
The example is 263-555-0123: 555-0100 to 555-0199 are set aside for fictional use in every area code.
The exchange map
One cell per exchange: blocks 263 2xx to 263 9xx; in each block the row is the tens digit, the column the units digit.
- Mobile 50
- Fixed line 13
- Not on record 737
Formats and patterns
| E.164 | +12635550123 |
|---|---|
| International | +1 263-555-0123 |
| National | (263) 555-0123 |
| RFC 3966 (tel: URI) | tel:+1-263-555-0123 |
Any 263 number, in E.164
^\+1263[2-9]\d{6}$+1, the area code, a central office code that does not start with 0 or 1, then four digits.
Mobile exchanges (50 on record)
^\+1263(?:2(?:23|55|66|88)|3(?:55|6[236]|7[689]|8[0-8])|5(?:5[0268]|66|88)|6(?:6[028]|88)|7(?:66|7[08]|88)|8(?:66|77|8[0-35-79]|99)|9(?:66|9[0389]))\d{4}$Fixed line exchanges (13 on record)
^\+1263(?:2(?:00|22)|3(?:00|33)|4(?:00|44)|500|6(?:00|66)|7(?:00|77)|8(?:00|88))\d{4}$The exchange patterns follow the original allocations; a number ported since keeps its digits but not necessarily its carrier or its line type.
Carriers and their exchanges
Every carrier holding exchanges in 263, with the exchanges allocated to it (the three digits after the area code).
| Carrier | Exchanges | Mobile | Fixed line | VoIP | Exchanges held |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rogers | 31 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 255, 266, 288, 355, 366, 388, 550, 552, 556, 558, 566, 588, 660, 662, 668, 688, 766, 770, 778, 788, 866, 877, 883, 885–887, 889, 899, 966, 990, 998 |
| IXICA Communications | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 200, 222, 300, 333, 400, 444, 500, 600, 666, 700, 777, 800, 888 |
| Videotron | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 376, 378–387 |
| Telus | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 223, 362–363, 993, 999 |
| Fido | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 880–882 |
Questions developers ask
- Where is area code 263?
- Area code 263 is in Quebec, Canada: all 63 of its exchanges on record are there. From abroad it is dialled +1 263, then the seven-digit number.
- Is a 263 number mobile or landline?
- Either: in the North American Numbering Plan the line type belongs to the exchange (the three digits after the area code), not to the area code. Of the 63 exchanges on record in 263, 50 (79%) were allocated as mobile and 13 (21%) as fixed line. A number can have been ported since, to another carrier and even to another line type.
- Which carriers have numbers in area code 263?
- 5 carriers hold exchanges in 263 on record; the most: Rogers (31), IXICA Communications (13) and Videotron (11). These are the original allocations: with number portability, a number may be served by another carrier today, which only a live carrier lookup (an HLR or MNP query) can tell.
- How do I validate a 263 phone number?
- In E.164 a 263 number matches ^\+1263[2-9]\d{6}$: +1, the area code, a central office code that does not start with 0 or 1, then four digits. Written nationally it reads (263) 555-0123. The exchange patterns on this page narrow it to the exchanges allocated as mobile, fixed line or VoIP.