474
Area code 474
Saskatchewan, Canada
National (474) 555-0123, E.164 +14745550123
How the 98 central office codes (exchanges) of area code 474 were allocated, from the North American Numbering Plan's records: to which carrier, as which line type. A 474 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
- SK
- Exchanges on record
- 98
- Carriers on record
- 6
- Mobile 14 (14%)
- Fixed line 24 (24%)
- VoIP 60 (61%)
- 98 exchanges on record
Most exchanges: Fibernetics 57, ISP Telecom 14, Bell 10.
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 | +14745550123 |
| International | +1 474-555-0123 |
| National | (474) 555-0123 |
| RFC 3966 | tel:+1-474-555-0123 |
Source: Canadian Numbering Administrator (CNAC); North American Numbering Plan Administrator (NANPA); National numbering plan: Canada (ITU)
The example is 474-555-0123: 555-0100 to 555-0199 are set aside for fictional use in every area code.
The exchange map
One cell per exchange: blocks 474 2xx to 474 9xx; in each block the row is the tens digit, the column the units digit.
- Mobile 14
- Fixed line 24
- VoIP 60
- Not on record 702
Formats and patterns
| E.164 | +14745550123 |
|---|---|
| International | +1 474-555-0123 |
| National | (474) 555-0123 |
| RFC 3966 (tel: URI) | tel:+1-474-555-0123 |
Any 474 number, in E.164
^\+1474[2-9]\d{6}$+1, the area code, a central office code that does not start with 0 or 1, then four digits.
Mobile exchanges (14 on record)
^\+1474(?:272|3(?:49|5[014-7])|447|7(?:27|5[0-2]|74))\d{4}$Fixed line exchanges (24 on record)
^\+1474(?:2(?:1[2-6]|3[12])|35[23]|47[78]|52[7-9]|66[45]|7(?:5[89]|60)|89[5-9])\d{4}$VoIP exchanges (60 on record)
^\+1474(?:4(?:00|1[2-9]|2\d|3[03]|4[49]|7[0-3569]|8[0-7])|6(?:6[7-9]|7\d|80)|7(?:5[3-7]|77)|888|942)\d{4}$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 474, with the exchanges allocated to it (the three digits after the area code).
| Carrier | Exchanges | Mobile | Fixed line | VoIP | Exchanges held |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fibernetics | 57 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 412–430, 433, 444, 470–473, 475–476, 479–487, 667–680, 753–757, 777, 888 |
| ISP Telecom | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 231–232, 352–353, 477–478, 527–529, 664–665, 758–760 |
| Bell | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 349–351, 354–357, 750–752 |
| Telus | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 272, 447, 727, 774, 895–899 |
| Access Communications | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 212–216 |
| Iristel | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 400, 449, 942 |
Questions developers ask
- Where is area code 474?
- Area code 474 is in Saskatchewan, Canada: all 98 of its exchanges on record are there. From abroad it is dialled +1 474, then the seven-digit number.
- Is a 474 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 98 exchanges on record in 474, 14 (14%) were allocated as mobile, 24 (24%) as fixed line and 60 (61%) 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 474?
- 6 carriers hold exchanges in 474 on record; the most: Fibernetics (57), ISP Telecom (14) and Bell (10). 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 474 phone number?
- In E.164 a 474 number matches ^\+1474[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 (474) 555-0123. The exchange patterns on this page narrow it to the exchanges allocated as mobile, fixed line or VoIP.