905
Area code 905
Ontario, Canada
National (905) 555-0123, E.164 +19055550123
How the 772 central office codes (exchanges) of area code 905 were allocated, from the North American Numbering Plan's records: to which carrier, as which line type. A 905 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
- ON
- Exchanges on record
- 772
- Carriers on record
- 9
- Mobile 162 (21%)
- Fixed line 608 (79%)
- VoIP 2 (0%)
- 772 exchanges on record
Most exchanges: Bell 486, Rogers 161, Telus 67.
Check a number
Valid fixed line or mobile number in Canada.
+1
country code
905
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 | +19055550123 |
| International | +1 905-555-0123 |
| National | (905) 555-0123 |
| RFC 3966 | tel:+1-905-555-0123 |
Source: Canadian Numbering Administrator (CNAC); North American Numbering Plan Administrator (NANPA); National numbering plan: Canada (ITU)
The example is 905-555-0123: 555-0100 to 555-0199 are set aside for fictional use in every area code.
The exchange map
One cell per exchange: blocks 905 2xx to 905 9xx; in each block the row is the tens digit, the column the units digit.
- Mobile 162
- Fixed line 608
- VoIP 2
- Not on record 28
Formats and patterns
| E.164 | +19055550123 |
|---|---|
| International | +1 905-555-0123 |
| National | (905) 555-0123 |
| RFC 3966 (tel: URI) | tel:+1-905-555-0123 |
Any 905 number, in E.164
^\+1905[2-9]\d{6}$+1, the area code, a central office code that does not start with 0 or 1, then four digits.
Mobile exchanges (162 on record)
^\+1905(?:2(?:0[78]|13|2[06]|36|4[2-468]|5[129]|6[019]|99)|3(?:0[12]|2[01457-9]|3[04]|4[178]|59|[68]0|7[69]|9[1269])|4(?:0[179]|1[04]|3[19]|4[1279]|6[2467]|8[134]|90)|5(?:0[56]|1[024-9]|3[0167]|41|50|8[06-8]|9[89])|6(?:0[19]|1[67]|2[126]|3[08]|5[018]|9[189])|7(?:0[36]|16|24|30|4[14-69]|5[6-8]|67|8[1-4])|8(?:0[125-9]|18|6[59]|7[02])|9(?:0[2-469]|1[24]|2[0-689]|3[1-3]|[48]1|55|6[0-6]|7[1359]|9[59]))\d{4}$Fixed line exchanges (608 on record)
^\+1905(?:2(?:0[0-69]|1[024-9]|2[1-57-9]|3[0-57-9]|4[0157]|5[03-8]|6[2-8]|7\d|[89][0-8])|3(?:0[03-9]|1[2-9]|2[236]|3[1-35-9]|4[024-69]|5[0-8]|6[1-4689]|7[0-578]|8[1-9]|9[03-578])|4(?:[03][02-68]|1[2357-9]|[257]\d|4[03-68]|6[013589]|8[025-9]|9[1-9])|5(?:0[0-47-9]|13|[267]\d|3[2-589]|4[02-9]|5[1-46-9]|8[2-59]|9[0-7])|6(?:0[02-8]|1[24589]|2[03-57-9]|3[1-79]|4[0-689]|5[2-79]|[6-8]\d|9[02-7])|7(?:0[0-247-9]|1[02-57-9]|2[0-35-9]|3[1-9]|4[0378]|5[0-59]|6[0-689]|[79]\d|8[05-9])|8(?:0[034]|1[2-79]|[2-589]\d|6[0-46-8]|7[13-9])|9(?:0[0178]|1[035-9]|27|3[04-9]|4[03-9]|5[1-467]|6[7-9]|7[02478]|8[02-9]|9[0-46-8]))\d{4}$VoIP exchanges (2 on record)
^\+1905(?:367|581)\d{4}$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 905, with the exchanges allocated to it (the three digits after the area code).
| Carrier | Exchanges | Mobile | Fixed line | VoIP | Exchanges held |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bell | 486 | 49 | 437 | 0 | 201, 206, 209–210, 212–214, 219, 227, 229, 236, 238, 242–244, 257, 262–265, 270–279, 281–282, 285–287, 293–295, 301–306, 308–309, 312–319, 322–323, 327–328, 331–333, 335–339, 342, 344, 349, 351–358, 371–377, 379, 381–389, 391, 394, 396, 403–405, 410, 413–415, 417, 420–421, 424, 426–430, 432–436, 438–440, 444, 450–460, 464–479, 483–484, 490–491, 494–495, 501–502, 507–509, 513, 516–517, 520–529, 532, 536, 540, 542–549, 560–579, 584, 601–602, 606–609, 612, 614–615, 619–620, 623–625, 627–629, 631–634, 636–637, 639–646, 648–649, 655, 659–662, 664–666, 668–673, 676–694, 696–697, 701–702, 704, 706–709, 712–715, 717–723, 725–729, 731–738, 743, 747, 749–751, 753, 755, 758, 760–765, 767–768, 770–780, 785–797, 799, 803–804, 812–817, 819–859, 861–899, 912–914, 927, 931–941, 943–949, 951–954, 957, 960, 964–965, 967, 970, 972–975, 977–980, 982–989, 991–995 |
| Rogers | 161 | 36 | 125 | 0 | 200, 202–205, 216–217, 220–224, 228, 230–232, 235, 237, 239–241, 245, 250–256, 258, 266–268, 280, 284, 290, 292, 296–297, 300, 307, 320–321, 326, 330, 334, 340, 345, 350, 369–370, 395, 398–399, 400–402, 406–409, 419, 422–423, 425, 431, 441–442, 445–449, 461, 463, 480–482, 485–489, 492–493, 496–498, 500, 503–504, 512, 515, 518, 531, 533–535, 537, 539, 541, 551–554, 556–559, 583, 585, 589–594, 596–597, 599, 600, 603–605, 618, 650, 652–654, 656–657, 663, 699, 700, 703, 710, 724, 748, 860, 900–904, 906–908, 910, 915–916, 918–919, 925, 928–929, 956, 963, 990, 996–998 |
| Telus | 67 | 48 | 19 | 0 | 207–208, 246, 259–261, 269, 283, 288, 298–299, 329, 359, 378, 380, 390, 393, 397, 505–506, 510, 514, 550, 580, 582, 586, 588, 621–622, 626, 630, 635, 638, 651, 658, 674–675, 716, 730, 739–741, 744–746, 757, 759, 798, 800–802, 805–809, 818, 909, 926, 930, 955, 961, 968–969, 971, 981, 999 |
| Fido | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 248, 324–325, 341, 347–348, 360, 392, 462, 530, 587, 598, 616–617, 698, 756, 781–784, 920–924, 962, 966 |
| Zayo | 21 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 215, 225, 234, 247, 291, 346, 361–364, 366, 412, 418, 443, 538, 595, 667, 695, 752, 754, 917 |
| Primus Telecommunications Canada | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 218, 233, 499, 766, 769 |
| Freedom Mobile | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 226, 519 |
| Iristel | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 367, 581 |
| InnSysVoice | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 368 |
Questions developers ask
- Where is area code 905?
- Area code 905 is in Ontario, Canada: all 772 of its exchanges on record are there. From abroad it is dialled +1 905, then the seven-digit number.
- Is a 905 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 772 exchanges on record in 905, 162 (21%) were allocated as mobile, 608 (79%) as fixed line and 2 (<1%) 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 905?
- 9 carriers hold exchanges in 905 on record; the most: Bell (486), Rogers (161) and Telus (67). 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 905 phone number?
- In E.164 a 905 number matches ^\+1905[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 (905) 555-0123. The exchange patterns on this page narrow it to the exchanges allocated as mobile, fixed line or VoIP.