438
Area code 438
Quebec, Canada
National (438) 555-0123, E.164 +14385550123
How the 608 central office codes (exchanges) of area code 438 were allocated, from the North American Numbering Plan's records: to which carrier, as which line type. A 438 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
- 608
- Carriers on record
- 18
- Mobile 407 (67%)
- Fixed line 103 (17%)
- VoIP 98 (16%)
- 608 exchanges on record
Most exchanges: Bell 184, Telus 93, Videotron 82.
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 | +14385550123 |
| International | +1 438-555-0123 |
| National | (438) 555-0123 |
| RFC 3966 | tel:+1-438-555-0123 |
Source: Canadian Numbering Administrator (CNAC); North American Numbering Plan Administrator (NANPA); National numbering plan: Canada (ITU)
The example is 438-555-0123: 555-0100 to 555-0199 are set aside for fictional use in every area code.
The exchange map
One cell per exchange: blocks 438 2xx to 438 9xx; in each block the row is the tens digit, the column the units digit.
- Mobile 407
- Fixed line 103
- VoIP 98
- Not on record 192
Formats and patterns
| E.164 | +14385550123 |
|---|---|
| International | +1 438-555-0123 |
| National | (438) 555-0123 |
| RFC 3966 (tel: URI) | tel:+1-438-555-0123 |
Any 438 number, in E.164
^\+1438[2-9]\d{6}$+1, the area code, a central office code that does not start with 0 or 1, then four digits.
Mobile exchanges (407 on record)
^\+1438(?:2(?:[07]\d|19|2[0135-79]|3[3-5]|4[5-79]|5[0-4]|6[127-9]|8[0-7]|9[1-7])|3(?:0[1-48]|1[34]|2[1-5]|3[4-79]|[4-69]\d|7[0-36-9]|89)|4(?:[09]\d|1[02-9]|2[0-2]|[38][0-79]|4[0-369]|5[1-9]|6[1-8]|7[0-5])|5(?:0[1-9]|1[89]|[26]\d|3[015]|4[0-35]|5[06]|7[0-68]|8[018]|9[0-8])|6(?:22|[35]0|6[02]|7[0-3]|8[06]|9[29])|7(?:2[258]|55|6[3-6]|7[37-9]|8[0-37])|8(?:[26-8]\d|3[0-35-8]|4[5-9]|5[0-6])|9(?:0[2-4]|[2389]\d|4[17-9]|51|69|7[89]))\d{4}$Fixed line exchanges (103 on record)
^\+1438(?:2(?:1[02-8]|2[24]|4[0-48]|5[7-9]|6[04-6]|8[89]|90)|3(?:1[5-9]|2[06-9]|3[013]|7[45]|8[0-7])|4(?:2[48]|4[47]|69|7[6-9])|5(?:4[89]|5[1-4]|77|99)|6(?:[018]8|4[48]|6[4-9]|77)|748|8(?:4[2-4]|58|9\d)|9(?:4[02-6]|5[2-4]|68))\d{4}$VoIP exchanges (98 on record)
^\+1438(?:2(?:28|3[0-26-9]|5[56]|9[89])|3(?:00|[38]8)|4[48]8|5(?:00|3[38]|44|58)|6(?:0[0-79]|19|38)|7(?:0[0-3]|3[89]|40|69|7[0-2]|88|9\d)|8(?:0\d|1[2-9]|3[49])|9(?:0[015-9]|1[02-9]|6[0-2]|7[0-3]))\d{4}$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 438, with the exchanges allocated to it (the three digits after the area code).
| Carrier | Exchanges | Mobile | Fixed line | VoIP | Exchanges held |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bell | 184 | 178 | 6 | 0 | 212–217, 219, 234–235, 245–247, 249–254, 261–262, 267–281, 283–287, 291–297, 301–304, 313–314, 321–325, 334–337, 339–344, 355–364, 412–422, 430–437, 439–443, 446, 449, 451, 453–459, 461–463, 465–468, 470–475, 480–482, 484–487, 489, 535, 560–576, 578, 581, 590–598, 650, 670–673, 692, 845–849, 851–854, 856, 902–904, 947–949 |
| Telus | 93 | 75 | 18 | 0 | 345–354, 452, 550, 580, 588, 763–765, 777, 820–832, 837–838, 842–844, 850, 860–865, 867–895, 930–946, 951–954 |
| Videotron | 82 | 70 | 12 | 0 | 257, 333, 365–367, 369–387, 389–399, 403–410, 490–499, 501–509, 518–531, 540–543, 545, 630 |
| Iristel | 75 | 4 | 0 | 71 | 230–231, 255–256, 298–299, 300, 500, 533, 544, 600–607, 609, 619, 700–703, 780–783, 790–799, 800–809, 812–817, 834, 839, 900–901, 905–910, 912–919, 960–962 |
| Rogers | 63 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 200–209, 220–221, 223, 225–227, 229, 233, 282, 308, 368, 400–402, 483, 556, 622, 660, 662, 686, 699, 755, 766, 787, 833, 835–836, 920, 922–923, 925, 969, 978, 980–999 |
| Fibernetics | 27 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 228, 232, 236–239, 338, 388, 448, 488, 538, 558, 638, 738–740, 769–772, 788, 818–819, 970–973 |
| Distributel | 17 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 240–244, 315–320, 858, 896–899, 968 |
| Fido | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 464, 680, 722, 725, 728, 773, 778–779, 855, 866, 921, 924, 926–929, 979 |
| IXICA Communications | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 224, 248, 424, 428, 444, 447, 577, 599, 608, 618, 644, 648, 677, 688, 748 |
| Zayo | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 210, 258–260, 264–265, 469 |
| Fgltel | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 548–549, 551–554 |
| InnSysVoice | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 664–669 |
| TekSavvy Solutions | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 326–331 |
| ISP Telecom | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 476–479 |
| Primus Telecommunications Canada | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 288–290 |
| Beanfield Technologies | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 222 |
| Cogeco | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 218 |
| Comwave Networks | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 266 |
Questions developers ask
- Where is area code 438?
- Area code 438 is in Quebec, Canada: all 608 of its exchanges on record are there. From abroad it is dialled +1 438, then the seven-digit number.
- Is a 438 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 608 exchanges on record in 438, 407 (67%) were allocated as mobile, 103 (17%) as fixed line and 98 (16%) 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 438?
- 18 carriers hold exchanges in 438 on record; the most: Bell (184), Telus (93) and Videotron (82). 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 438 phone number?
- In E.164 a 438 number matches ^\+1438[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 (438) 555-0123. The exchange patterns on this page narrow it to the exchanges allocated as mobile, fixed line or VoIP.