579
Area code 579
Quebec, Canada
National (579) 555-0123, E.164 +15795550123
How the 645 central office codes (exchanges) of area code 579 were allocated, from the North American Numbering Plan's records: to which carrier, as which line type. A 579 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
- 645
- Carriers on record
- 16
- Mobile 45 (7%)
- Fixed line 431 (67%)
- VoIP 169 (26%)
- 645 exchanges on record
Most exchanges: Telus 137, Fibernetics 103, Videotron 72.
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 | +15795550123 |
| International | +1 579-555-0123 |
| National | (579) 555-0123 |
| RFC 3966 | tel:+1-579-555-0123 |
Source: Canadian Numbering Administrator (CNAC); North American Numbering Plan Administrator (NANPA); National numbering plan: Canada (ITU)
The example is 579-555-0123: 555-0100 to 555-0199 are set aside for fictional use in every area code.
The exchange map
One cell per exchange: blocks 579 2xx to 579 9xx; in each block the row is the tens digit, the column the units digit.
- Mobile 45
- Fixed line 431
- VoIP 169
- Not on record 155
Formats and patterns
| E.164 | +15795550123 |
|---|---|
| International | +1 579-555-0123 |
| National | (579) 555-0123 |
| RFC 3966 (tel: URI) | tel:+1-579-555-0123 |
Any 579 number, in E.164
^\+1579[2-9]\d{6}$+1, the area code, a central office code that does not start with 0 or 1, then four digits.
Mobile exchanges (45 on record)
^\+1579(?:2(?:55|76)|3(?:37|48|53|6[1689]|7[1-3])|4(?:2[013]|8[3489]|9[0-2])|5(?:25|59|9[3-5])|6(?:55|8[48])|7(?:30|6[4-6])|8(?:6[02-5]|88)|9(?:5[57]|6[01]|85))\d{4}$Fixed line exchanges (431 on record)
^\+1579(?:2(?:[02-4689]\d|1[02-9]|5[0-46-9]|7[0-24578])|3(?:0[13-9]|1[2-9]|2\d|3[0-24-689]|4[0-7]|5[5-9]|6[02-57]|7[04-6]|8[3-9]|9[013-9])|4(?:0[2-9]|10|2[24-9]|[347]\d|5[1-4]|[69]9|8[0-2])|5(?:08|1[02]|2[0689]|3[0-8]|4\d|5[1-46-8]|6[04-7]|7[457]|8[0-3]|9[09])|6(?:0[1-9]|1[2-9]|2[01]|3\d|4[0-5]|6[0-46]|99)|7(?:0[179]|10|2[0-3]|3[347-9]|4[014]|5[057]|6[89]|7[0-57]|8[0-36-9]|9[79])|8(?:08|1[78]|2[0-68]|[34]\d|5[02-689]|[68]9|7[26-9]|9[0-2])|9(?:0[1-9]|1[02359]|2\d|3[049]|4[09]|6[29]|89))\d{4}$VoIP exchanges (169 on record)
^\+1579(?:279|3(?:0[02]|33|49|[58][0-2]|7[7-9]|92)|4(?:0[01]|1[2-9]|5[5-9]|6[0-8]|8[56]|9[3-8])|5(?:0[0-79]|1[3-9]|2[1-47]|39|50|6[1-389]|7[0-368]|8[69])|6(?:00|2[23]|7[4-9]|8[0-39])|7(?:0[02]|1[5-7]|59|7[89]|9[0-68])|8(?:0[0-79]|2[79]|7[45]|8[0-7]|9[3-79])|9(?:00|[14]4|3[23]|65|7[2457-9]|8[0-246-8]|9\d))\d{4}$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 579, with the exchanges allocated to it (the three digits after the area code).
| Carrier | Exchanges | Mobile | Fixed line | VoIP | Exchanges held |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Telus | 137 | 15 | 122 | 0 | 200–210, 212–254, 256, 265, 281–287, 289–299, 301, 367, 376, 483–484, 488–492, 512, 549, 552–554, 557–558, 575, 581–583, 593–595, 733–734, 764–766, 820–826, 830–837, 839–847, 849–850, 852–856, 888, 962, 985 |
| Fibernetics | 103 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 279, 333, 349–352, 377–382, 392, 412–419, 455–468, 493–498, 504–507, 513–519, 521–524, 527, 561–563, 570–573, 576, 578, 622–623, 674–683, 715–717, 779, 874–875, 880–887, 893–897, 932–933, 979–982 |
| Videotron | 72 | 15 | 57 | 0 | 280, 357–366, 368–375, 394, 420–423, 430–436, 438, 440–441, 528–538, 559, 630–645, 720–723, 730, 930, 934, 957, 960–961 |
| Iristel | 66 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 300, 302, 400–401, 485–486, 500–503, 509, 539, 550, 568–569, 586, 589, 600, 689, 700, 702, 759, 778, 790–796, 798, 800–807, 809, 827, 829, 899, 900, 914, 944, 965, 972, 974–975, 977–978, 984, 986–988, 990–999 |
| Distributel | 56 | 0 | 56 | 0 | 303–309, 312–329, 338–342, 344–347, 402–410, 901–910, 912–913, 915 |
| ISP Telecom | 50 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 258–264, 330–332, 334, 336, 343, 383–391, 395–397, 469–481, 551, 565–567, 701, 768–769, 817, 889–892 |
| Comwave Networks | 44 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 266–272, 277–278, 288, 737–741, 786–789, 797, 799, 808, 818, 828, 838, 858–859, 869, 919–929, 939–940, 949, 969, 989 |
| Cooptel | 37 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 335, 355, 393, 398, 424–429, 437, 439, 442–449, 451–454, 482, 508, 540–548, 556, 574 |
| Bell | 28 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 255, 257, 276, 337, 348, 353, 525–526, 601–609, 612–621, 655 |
| IXICA Communications | 26 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 399, 510, 520, 560, 577, 580, 590, 599, 699, 707, 709–710, 744, 750, 755, 770–775, 777, 780–783 |
| Rogers | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 684, 688, 872, 876–879, 955 |
| InnSysVoice | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 660–664, 666 |
| Fido | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 860, 862–865 |
| Telebec | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 499, 757, 848 |
| 9164-3122 Quebec | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 356, 564 |
| Zayo | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 274–275 |
Questions developers ask
- Where is area code 579?
- Area code 579 is in Quebec, Canada: all 645 of its exchanges on record are there. From abroad it is dialled +1 579, then the seven-digit number.
- Is a 579 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 645 exchanges on record in 579, 45 (7%) were allocated as mobile, 431 (67%) as fixed line and 169 (26%) 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 579?
- 16 carriers hold exchanges in 579 on record; the most: Telus (137), Fibernetics (103) and Videotron (72). 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 579 phone number?
- In E.164 a 579 number matches ^\+1579[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 (579) 555-0123. The exchange patterns on this page narrow it to the exchanges allocated as mobile, fixed line or VoIP.