Where is area code 468?

Area code 468 is in Quebec, Canada: all 71 of its exchanges on record are there. From abroad it is dialled +1 468, then the seven-digit number.

Is a 468 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 71 exchanges on record in 468, 2 (3%) were allocated as mobile, 67 (94%) as fixed line and 2 (3%) 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 468?

8 carriers hold exchanges in 468 on record; the most: Cogeco (30), IXICA Communications (18) and ISP Telecom (12). 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 468 phone number?

In E.164 a 468 number matches ^\+1468[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 (468) 555-0123. The exchange patterns on this page narrow it to the exchanges allocated as mobile, fixed line or VoIP.

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Area code 468

Quebec, Canada

National (468) 555-0123, E.164 +14685550123

How the 71 central office codes (exchanges) of area code 468 were allocated, from the North American Numbering Plan's records: to which carrier, as which line type. A 468 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: 71
Carriers on record: 8

Exchanges of 468 by the line type they were allocated as

Mobile 2 (3%)
Fixed line 67 (94%)
VoIP 2 (3%)
71 exchanges on record

Most exchanges: Cogeco 30, IXICA Communications 18, ISP Telecom 12.

Check a number

Valid fixed line or mobile number in Canada.

country code

468

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	+14685550123
International	+1 468-555-0123
National	(468) 555-0123
RFC 3966	tel:+1-468-555-0123

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

The example is 468-555-0123: 555-0100 to 555-0199 are set aside for fictional use in every area code.

The exchange map

Every exchange of 468, by the line type it was allocated as

One cell per exchange: blocks 468 2xx to 468 9xx; in each block the row is the tens digit, the column the units digit.

Mobile 2
Fixed line 67
VoIP 2
Not on record 729

Formats and patterns

E.164	+14685550123
International	+1 468-555-0123
National	(468) 555-0123
RFC 3966 (tel: URI)	tel:+1-468-555-0123

Any 468 number, in E.164

^\+1468[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 (2 on record)

^\+1468(?:359|881)\d{4}$

Fixed line exchanges (67 on record)

^\+1468(?:2(?:0[04-68]|1[248]|2[24-9]|[37]0|4[457]|5[0-24]|6[0-2]|8[12]|9[1-7])|3(?:00|19|27|33)|4(?:0[01]|44|7[67]|88)|5(?:0[05]|[39]0)|6(?:00|35|66|8[08])|7(?:0[01]|77|8[78])|8(?:0[05]|22|88)|9(?:00|[79]9))\d{4}$

VoIP exchanges (2 on record)

^\+1468(?:308|998)\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 468, with the exchanges allocated to it (the three digits after the area code).

Carrier	Exchanges	Mobile	Fixed line	VoIP	Exchanges held
Cogeco	30	0	30	0	204–206, 208, 214, 218, 224–230, 244–245, 247, 250–252, 254, 260–262, 270, 281–282, 401, 505, 787–788
IXICA Communications	18	0	18	0	200, 222, 300, 333, 400, 444, 488, 500, 600, 666, 680, 688, 700, 777, 800, 888, 900, 999
ISP Telecom	12	0	12	0	212, 319, 327, 476–477, 530, 590, 635, 701, 805, 822, 979
9164-3122 Quebec	7	0	7	0	291–297
Bell	1	1	0	0	359
Fibernetics	1	0	0	1	998
Iristel	1	0	0	1	308
Rogers	1	1	0	0	881

Questions developers ask

Where is area code 468?: Area code 468 is in Quebec, Canada: all 71 of its exchanges on record are there. From abroad it is dialled +1 468, then the seven-digit number.
Is a 468 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 71 exchanges on record in 468, 2 (3%) were allocated as mobile, 67 (94%) as fixed line and 2 (3%) 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 468?: 8 carriers hold exchanges in 468 on record; the most: Cogeco (30), IXICA Communications (18) and ISP Telecom (12). 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 468 phone number?: In E.164 a 468 number matches ^\+1468[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 (468) 555-0123. The exchange patterns on this page narrow it to the exchanges allocated as mobile, fixed line or VoIP.