Area code 450
Area code 450 holds 775 in-service central-office prefixes in the CNAC register, covering roughly 7,750,000 telephone numbers. They are split between 25 carriers and 129 rate centres. The largest is Granby. Recorded assignments run from January 31, 2000 to June 28, 2023. That ranks it 18 of 55 Canadian area codes by prefix count.
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Area code 450 at a glance
- Province or territory
- Quebec
- Main rate centres
- Granby, St-Jerome, Joliette, St-Lambert, Longueuil
- Local time
- — Eastern Time (ET), UTC−5; UTC−4 in daylight saving time
- In service since
- June 13, 1998
- Split or overlaid from
- 514
- Number format
- 450-NXX-XXXX · +1 450 NXX XXXX
Sources: CNAC, NANPA (September 25, 2026), Statistics Canada.
In numbers
- In-service prefixes
- 775
- Telephone numbers covered
- 7,750,000
- Carriers
- 25
- Rate centres
- 129
- Provinces and territories
- 1
- First assignment
- January 31, 2000
- Most recent assignment
- June 28, 2023
Who holds these numbers
Bell Canada holds the largest share at 264 prefixes, 34.1% of the total, ahead of 24 other carriers.
| Carrier | Prefixes | Share | First assigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bell Canada | 264 | 34.1 % | 2000 |
| Videotron Ltd. | 212 | 27.4 % | 2000 |
| ISP Telecom Inc. | 53 | 6.8 % | 2006 |
| TELUS Mobility | 38 | 4.9 % | 2000 |
| Iristel Inc. | 35 | 4.5 % | 2007 |
| TELUS Quebec | 30 | 3.9 % | 2001 |
| Fido Solutions Inc. | 22 | 2.8 % | 2000 |
| Rogers Communications Canada Inc. (Wireless) | 18 | 2.3 % | 2000 |
| Bell Mobility | 17 | 2.2 % | 2001 |
| Distributel | 13 | 1.7 % | 2009 |
| Telebec Ltee. | 13 | 1.7 % | 2000 |
| Groupe Maskatel Quebec LP | 11 | 1.4 % | 2001 |
| Telecommunications Xittel Inc | 11 | 1.4 % | 2011 |
| 9164-3122 Quebec inc | 8 | 1.0 % | 2006 |
| Zayo Canada Inc. | 6 | 0.8 % | 2000 |
| Comwave Networks | 5 | 0.6 % | 2013 |
| Rogers Communications Canada Inc. (Cable) | 5 | 0.6 % | 2000 |
| IXICA Communications Inc. | 4 | 0.5 % | 2022 |
| CoopTel de telecommunication | 3 | 0.4 % | — |
| InnSysVoice Corp | 2 | 0.3 % | 2019 |
| Cooptel | 1 | 0.1 % | 2006 |
| La Compagne de Telephone Upton | 1 | 0.1 % | — |
| Sogetel Inc. | 1 | 0.1 % | — |
| Telephone Guevremont Inc. | 1 | 0.1 % | — |
| Telephone Milot Inc. | 1 | 0.1 % | — |
Where these numbers land
Prefixes in 450 serve 129 rate centres. A rate centre is the billing area a prefix is attached to, not where the handset is.
| Rate centre | Province | Prefixes | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Granby | QC | 31 | 11 |
| St-Jerome | QC | 28 | 9 |
| Joliette | QC | 27 | 10 |
| St-Lambert | QC | 27 | 9 |
| Longueuil | QC | 25 | 8 |
| St-Hyacinthe | QC | 25 | 11 |
| Pont-Viau | QC | 24 | 9 |
| Sorel | QC | 22 | 9 |
| Ste-Therese | QC | 22 | 7 |
| St-Jean | QC | 21 | 8 |
| Chomedey | QC | 20 | 9 |
| Valleyfield | QC | 20 | 9 |
| Boucherville | QC | 14 | 8 |
| Laval-Ouest | QC | 13 | 7 |
| Beloeil | QC | 12 | 5 |
| Le Gardeur | QC | 11 | 3 |
| St-Bruno | QC | 11 | 6 |
| St-Eustache | QC | 11 | 4 |
| Ste-Rose | QC | 11 | 6 |
| Terrebonne | QC | 11 | 5 |
| Chambly | QC | 10 | 4 |
| Chateauguay | QC | 10 | 4 |
| Laprairie | QC | 10 | 5 |
| Mascouche | QC | 10 | 4 |
| St-Constant | QC | 10 | 4 |
| Beauharnois | QC | 9 | 5 |
| Laval-Est | QC | 9 | 6 |
| St-Vincent-de-Paul | QC | 9 | 6 |
| Lachute | QC | 8 | 4 |
| Lavaltrie | QC | 8 | 4 |
| St-Sauveur | QC | 8 | 5 |
| Ste-Julie-de-Vercheres | QC | 8 | 4 |
| Cowansville | QC | 7 | 4 |
| L'Epiphanie-l'Assomption | QC | 7 | 3 |
| Ste-Madeleine | QC | 7 | 6 |
| Varennes | QC | 7 | 5 |
| Vaudreuil | QC | 7 | 4 |
| St-Pie | QC | 6 | 6 |
| Ste-Anne-des-Plaines | QC | 6 | 2 |
| Actonvale | QC | 5 | 5 |
| St-Remi | QC | 5 | 4 |
| St-Thomas-d'Aquin | QC | 5 | 5 |
| Contrecoeur | QC | 4 | 2 |
| Coteau-Landing | QC | 4 | 3 |
| Coteau-du-Lac | QC | 4 | 3 |
| Farnham | QC | 4 | 3 |
| Howick | QC | 4 | 3 |
| Hudson | QC | 4 | 3 |
| Les Cedres | QC | 4 | 3 |
| Marieville | QC | 4 | 3 |
| Rawdon | QC | 4 | 2 |
| Rigaud | QC | 4 | 3 |
| Shawbridge | QC | 4 | 3 |
| St-Chrysostome | QC | 4 | 4 |
| St-Clet | QC | 4 | 3 |
| St-Damase | QC | 4 | 4 |
| St-Jacques | QC | 4 | 3 |
| St-Marc | QC | 4 | 3 |
| St-Polycarpe | QC | 4 | 3 |
| St-Simon | QC | 4 | 4 |
| Ste-Helene-de-Bagot | QC | 4 | 4 |
| Ste-Martine | QC | 4 | 3 |
| Vercheres | QC | 4 | 3 |
| Bedford | QC | 3 | 3 |
| Bromont | QC | 3 | 2 |
| Brownsburg | QC | 3 | 2 |
| Crabtree | QC | 3 | 2 |
| Dunham | QC | 3 | 2 |
| Mirabel-Aeroport | QC | 3 | 3 |
| Mirabel-St-Augustin | QC | 3 | 2 |
| Mirabel-Ste-Scholastique | QC | 3 | 2 |
| Oka | QC | 3 | 2 |
| St-Alphonse-de-Rodriguez | QC | 3 | 3 |
| St-Blaise | QC | 3 | 2 |
| St-Calixte-de-Kilkenny | QC | 3 | 2 |
| St-Cesaire | QC | 3 | 2 |
| St-Denis | QC | 3 | 2 |
| St-Felix-de-Valois | QC | 3 | 3 |
| St-Hugues | QC | 3 | 3 |
| St-Jude | QC | 3 | 3 |
How the allocation was built up
| Period | Prefixes | Carriers |
|---|---|---|
| 2000–2004 | 112 | 11 |
| 2005–2009 | 257 | 13 |
| 2010–2014 | 103 | 12 |
| 2015–2019 | 5 | 3 |
| 2020–2024 | 4 | 1 |
294 undated in the register.
Overlay area codes
450 shares its rate centres with 579, 354. Overlay codes cover the same ground, which is why ten-digit dialling is required: two neighbours on one street can hold different area codes.
What people check and report about 450 numbers
Searches typed into this site's lookup form since July 28, 2026, plus the verdicts and moderated reports visitors left. A search usually follows a missed call.
- Checks
- 64
- Different numbers
- 64
- Different people
- 61
4 verdicts and 1 report
2 scam, 2 nuisance, 0 safe. Too few to show shares yet.
| Number | Verdicts | Reports | People checking |
|---|---|---|---|
| 450-488-1703 | 1 nuisance | 1 | 1 |
| 450-747-7522 | 1 scam | — | 1 |
Phone and text fraud in Quebec
In 2024 the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre received 2,629 fraud reports from Quebec where the first contact was a phone call (2,120) or a text (509); 1,080 came from victims, who reported $10.1 million lost. The most common types were bank investigator, phishing, service.
January to September 2025: 1,567 reports (-22% on the same months of 2024) and $7.9 million reported lost (+4%).
Source: Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre open data (Open Government Licence – Canada), current to September 29, 2025. These are province-wide figures, not specific to one area code, and only a fraction of fraud is ever reported. Dataset
Had a call from a 450 number?
No clear pattern in reports on these numbers yet. If a call worried you:
- Call back on a number you trust
If a caller says they are your bank, the Canada Revenue Agency, a courier or your phone company, hang up and call the organization on the number from its website or your statement, never the number that called you. Caller ID can be faked.
- Report the fraud
Report the call or text to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre online or at 1-888-495-8501. If you lost money or gave out personal details, tell your bank first, then your local police.
- Register on the National Do Not Call List
Registering a landline or mobile on the National DNCL is free. Registered charities, political parties, newspapers and companies you already do business with may still call.
- Forward suspicious texts to 7726
Forward a scam or spam text to 7726 (SPAM on the keypad). It's free, and your carrier uses it to block the sender. Don't tap links or reply.
Area code 450: questions and answers
Where is area code 450?
450 serves Quebec. Its 775 in-service prefixes belong to 129 rate centres, mainly Granby, St-Jerome, Joliette and St-Lambert.
What time zone is area code 450 in?
Every placed rate centre in 450 is on Eastern Time (ET, UTC−5), with daylight saving time (UTC−4) from the second Sunday in March to the first Sunday in November.
When did area code 450 start?
450 has been in service since June 13, 1998; it was created from 514. It shares its territory with 354 and 579, so a new number there can get any of these codes.
Which carriers hold 450 numbers?
The CNAC register lists 25 carriers with prefixes in 450; the largest are Bell Canada (34.1%), Videotron Ltd. (27.4%) and ISP Telecom Inc. (6.8%). Numbers can be ported, so the original carrier may not be the current one.
Are calls from 450 numbers scams?
Visitors have left 4 verdicts on 450 numbers (2 scam, 2 nuisance, 0 safe) and 1 moderated reports. That covers the numbers people looked up, not all of 450: most belong to ordinary households and businesses, and scammers can display a local number.
Is phone fraud rising in Quebec?
In the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre's open data, call and text fraud reports from Quebec went from 2,016 in January–September 2024 to 1,567 in the same months of 2025 (-22%). Reported losses went from $7.6 million to $7.9 million.
How do I report a scam call from a 450 number?
Report it to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre (1-888-495-8501). If you lost money, call your bank first, then your local police. Unwanted telemarketing goes to the National Do Not Call List, and spam texts can be forwarded to 7726.
Allocated prefixes
Showing 361 of 775 prefixes, largest rate centres first.
Granby, QC
450-204 · 450-257 · 450-305 · 450-320 · 450-330 · 450-360 · 450-361 · 450-372 · 450-375 · 450-378
St-Jerome, QC
450-275 · 450-304 · 450-327 · 450-431 · 450-432 · 450-436 · 450-438 · 450-504 · 450-512 · 450-516
Joliette, QC
450-271 · 450-365 · 450-386 · 450-394 · 450-398 · 450-404 · 450-421 · 450-499 · 450-559 · 450-750
St-Lambert, QC
450-259 · 450-341 · 450-443 · 450-445 · 450-462 · 450-465 · 450-466 · 450-486 · 450-500 · 450-550
Longueuil, QC
450-286 · 450-321 · 450-332 · 450-396 · 450-442 · 450-448 · 450-463 · 450-468 · 450-616 · 450-626
St-Hyacinthe, QC
450-209 · 450-223 · 450-230 · 450-250 · 450-251 · 450-252 · 450-261 · 450-278 · 450-385 · 450-418
Pont-Viau, QC
450-256 · 450-328 · 450-453 · 450-490 · 450-557 · 450-575 · 450-629 · 450-662 · 450-663 · 450-667
Sorel, QC
450-249 · 450-352 · 450-494 · 450-503 · 450-517 · 450-551 · 450-556 · 450-561 · 450-730 · 450-742
Ste-Therese, QC
450-276 · 450-280 · 450-419 · 450-420 · 450-430 · 450-433 · 450-434 · 450-435 · 450-437 · 450-508
St-Jean, QC
450-210 · 450-272 · 450-346 · 450-347 · 450-348 · 450-349 · 450-350 · 450-357 · 450-358 · 450-359
Chomedey, QC
450-231 · 450-238 · 450-343 · 450-497 · 450-505 · 450-506 · 450-680 · 450-681 · 450-682 · 450-686
Valleyfield, QC
450-219 · 450-288 · 450-322 · 450-369 · 450-370 · 450-371 · 450-373 · 450-374 · 450-377 · 450-544
Boucherville, QC
450-274 · 450-300 · 450-356 · 450-363 · 450-449 · 450-552 · 450-641 · 450-645 · 450-650 · 450-655
Laval-Ouest, QC
450-233 · 450-241 · 450-314 · 450-514 · 450-627 · 450-634 · 450-683 · 450-689 · 450-719 · 450-860
Beloeil, QC
450-262 · 450-281 · 450-339 · 450-446 · 450-464 · 450-467 · 450-527 · 450-536 · 450-600 · 450-714
Le Gardeur, QC
450-470 · 450-580 · 450-581 · 450-582 · 450-585 · 450-654 · 450-657 · 450-704 · 450-721 · 450-841
St-Bruno, QC
450-283 · 450-400 · 450-441 · 450-457 · 450-461 · 450-482 · 450-653 · 450-690 · 450-723 · 450-893
St-Eustache, QC
450-323 · 450-413 · 450-472 · 450-473 · 450-485 · 450-491 · 450-598 · 450-623 · 450-735 · 450-974
Ste-Rose, QC
450-234 · 450-254 · 450-622 · 450-624 · 450-625 · 450-628 · 450-736 · 450-767 · 450-862 · 450-937
Terrebonne, QC
450-312 · 450-326 · 450-416 · 450-471 · 450-492 · 450-729 · 450-765 · 450-824 · 450-914 · 450-961
Chambly, QC
450-279 · 450-403 · 450-447 · 450-489 · 450-572 · 450-593 · 450-658 · 450-700 · 450-715 · 450-982
Chateauguay, QC
450-201 · 450-287 · 450-507 · 450-691 · 450-692 · 450-698 · 450-699 · 450-716 · 450-844 · 450-977
Laprairie, QC
450-282 · 450-444 · 450-619 · 450-659 · 450-695 · 450-724 · 450-800 · 450-874 · 450-907 · 450-984
Mascouche, QC
450-313 · 450-325 · 450-417 · 450-474 · 450-477 · 450-722 · 450-769 · 450-918 · 450-966 · 450-968
St-Constant, QC
450-290 · 450-387 · 450-509 · 450-632 · 450-633 · 450-635 · 450-638 · 450-718 · 450-845 · 450-993
Beauharnois, QC
450-225 · 450-268 · 450-270 · 450-277 · 450-289 · 450-351 · 450-395 · 450-429 · 450-617
Laval-Est, QC
450-232 · 450-239 · 450-315 · 450-367 · 450-382 · 450-639 · 450-666 · 450-720 · 450-861
St-Vincent-de-Paul, QC
450-235 · 450-255 · 450-661 · 450-664 · 450-665 · 450-727 · 450-728 · 450-869 · 450-936
Lachute, QC
450-207 · 450-331 · 450-409 · 450-495 · 450-562 · 450-566 · 450-612 · 450-613
Lavaltrie, QC
450-368 · 450-540 · 450-541 · 450-547 · 450-576 · 450-586 · 450-608 · 450-935
St-Sauveur, QC
450-227 · 450-240 · 450-336 · 450-340 · 450-630 · 450-744 · 450-927 · 450-995
Ste-Julie-de-Vercheres, QC
450-324 · 450-338 · 450-649 · 450-685 · 450-733 · 450-804 · 450-922 · 450-986
Cowansville, QC
450-260 · 450-263 · 450-266 · 450-306 · 450-815 · 450-931 · 450-955
L'Epiphanie-l'Assomption, QC
450-588 · 450-589 · 450-591 · 450-705 · 450-713 · 450-749 · 450-938
Ste-Madeleine, QC
450-355 · 450-493 · 450-496 · 450-701 · 450-702 · 450-703 · 450-795
Varennes, QC
450-285 · 450-652 · 450-731 · 450-809 · 450-925 · 450-929 · 450-985
Vaudreuil, QC
450-218 · 450-319 · 450-424 · 450-455 · 450-510 · 450-732 · 450-897
St-Pie, QC
450-388 · 450-425 · 450-428 · 450-599 · 450-772 · 450-872
Ste-Anne-des-Plaines, QC
450-205 · 450-478 · 450-707 · 450-838 · 450-940 · 450-941
Actonvale, QC
450-236 · 450-366 · 450-406 · 450-546 · 450-642
Allocation source: Canadian Numbering Administrator (CNAC), the registry that records which carrier a central-office code was originally issued to. An allocation says who was issued the prefix, not who serves the number today: numbers can be ported between carriers, and caller ID can be spoofed outright.