Area code 782
Area code 782 holds 462 in-service central-office prefixes in the CNAC register, covering roughly 4,620,000 telephone numbers. They are split between 13 carriers and 143 rate centres. The largest is Halifax. Recorded assignments run from August 12, 2014 to June 15, 2026. That ranks it 37 of 55 Canadian area codes by prefix count.
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Area code 782 at a glance
- Province or territory
- Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island
- Main rate centres
- Halifax, Charlottetown, Sydney, Windsor, Amherst
- Local time
- — Atlantic Time (AT), UTC−4; UTC−3 in daylight saving time
- In service since
- November 30, 2014
- Split or overlaid from
- 902
- Overlay complex
- 782 / 902 — same territory, 10-digit dialling
- Number format
- 782-NXX-XXXX · +1 782 NXX XXXX
Sources: CNAC, NANPA (September 25, 2026), Statistics Canada.
In numbers
- In-service prefixes
- 462
- Telephone numbers covered
- 4,620,000
- Carriers
- 13
- Rate centres
- 143
- Provinces and territories
- 2
- First assignment
- August 12, 2014
- Most recent assignment
- June 15, 2026
Who holds these numbers
Distributel holds the largest share at 84 prefixes, 18.2% of the total, ahead of 12 other carriers.
| Carrier | Prefixes | Share | First assigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Distributel | 84 | 18.2 % | 2018 |
| Fibernetics Corporation | 80 | 17.3 % | 2020 |
| Bragg Communications Inc. | 68 | 14.7 % | 2016 |
| Iristel Inc. | 61 | 13.2 % | 2016 |
| Bell Mobility Aliant | 40 | 8.7 % | 2014 |
| TELUS Integrated Communications | 36 | 7.8 % | 2015 |
| ISP Telecom Inc. | 32 | 6.9 % | 2021 |
| Rogers Communications Canada Inc. (Wireless) | 22 | 4.8 % | 2016 |
| Rogers Communications Canada Inc. (Cable) | 16 | 3.5 % | 2017 |
| TELUS Mobility | 16 | 3.5 % | 2014 |
| IXICA Communications Inc. | 3 | 0.6 % | 2020 |
| Aliant Telecom (NS) | 2 | 0.4 % | 2018 |
| Fido Solutions Inc. | 2 | 0.4 % | 2018 |
Where these numbers land
Prefixes in 782 serve 143 rate centres. A rate centre is the billing area a prefix is attached to, not where the handset is.
| Rate centre | Province | Prefixes | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halifax | NS | 57 | 11 |
| Charlottetown | PE | 17 | 8 |
| Sydney | NS | 15 | 7 |
| Windsor | NS | 12 | 5 |
| Amherst | NS | 10 | 5 |
| Summerside | PE | 10 | 4 |
| Truro | NS | 10 | 6 |
| Liverpool | NS | 8 | 5 |
| Kentville | NS | 7 | 5 |
| Caledonia | NS | 6 | 5 |
| Montague | PE | 6 | 4 |
| Musquodoboit Harbour | NS | 6 | 4 |
| Shubenacadie | NS | 6 | 4 |
| Yarmouth | NS | 6 | 4 |
| Chester | NS | 5 | 4 |
| Digby | NS | 5 | 2 |
| New Glasgow | NS | 5 | 5 |
| Sackville | NS | 5 | 4 |
| Weymouth | NS | 5 | 2 |
| Advocate | NS | 4 | 4 |
| Baddeck | NS | 4 | 3 |
| Bridgewater | NS | 4 | 3 |
| Cheticamp | NS | 4 | 4 |
| Debert | NS | 4 | 4 |
| Elmsdale | NS | 4 | 4 |
| Hantsport | NS | 4 | 4 |
| Lunenburg | NS | 4 | 4 |
| Middleton | NS | 4 | 2 |
| Parrsboro | NS | 4 | 3 |
| Prospect Road | NS | 4 | 4 |
| Southampton | NS | 4 | 4 |
| St. Margarets | NS | 4 | 4 |
| Stewiacke | NS | 4 | 4 |
| Upper Musquodoboit | NS | 4 | 4 |
| Wallace | NS | 4 | 4 |
| Waverley | NS | 4 | 4 |
| Wolfville | NS | 4 | 4 |
| Alberton | PE | 3 | 2 |
| Barrington | NS | 3 | 2 |
| Bass River | NS | 3 | 3 |
| Brookfield | NS | 3 | 3 |
| Brooklyn | NS | 3 | 3 |
| Chelsea | NS | 3 | 3 |
| Collingwood | NS | 3 | 3 |
| Ecum Secum | NS | 3 | 3 |
| French Village | NS | 3 | 3 |
| Hubbards | NS | 3 | 3 |
| Kennetcook | NS | 3 | 3 |
| Ketch Harbour | NS | 3 | 3 |
| Lake Charlotte | NS | 3 | 3 |
| Maitland | NS | 3 | 3 |
| Mount Uniacke | NS | 3 | 3 |
| Musquodoboit | NS | 3 | 3 |
| New Germany | NS | 3 | 3 |
| New Ross | NS | 3 | 3 |
| Noel | NS | 3 | 3 |
| Port Dufferin | NS | 3 | 3 |
| Port Greville | NS | 3 | 3 |
| Pugwash | NS | 3 | 3 |
| Sheet Harbour | NS | 3 | 3 |
| Springhill | NS | 3 | 3 |
| Tangier | NS | 3 | 3 |
| Upper Stewiacke | NS | 3 | 3 |
| Wentworth | NS | 3 | 3 |
| Annapolis Royal | NS | 2 | 2 |
| Antigonish | NS | 2 | 2 |
| Berwick | NS | 2 | 2 |
| Blandford | NS | 2 | 2 |
| Canning | NS | 2 | 2 |
| Cheverie | NS | 2 | 2 |
| Chezzetcook | NS | 2 | 2 |
| Clarksville | NS | 2 | 2 |
| Eskasoni | NS | 2 | 2 |
| Glace Bay | NS | 2 | 2 |
| Grand Narrows | NS | 2 | 2 |
| Great Village | NS | 2 | 2 |
| Hunter River | PE | 2 | 2 |
| Ingonish | NS | 2 | 2 |
| Inverness | NS | 2 | 2 |
| LaHave | NS | 2 | 2 |
How the allocation was built up
| Period | Prefixes | Carriers |
|---|---|---|
| 2010–2014 | 3 | 2 |
| 2015–2019 | 212 | 10 |
| 2020–2024 | 222 | 12 |
| 2025–2029 | 25 | 5 |
Overlay area codes
782 shares its rate centres with 902. 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 782 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.
1 verdict and 0 reports
1 scam, 0 nuisance, 0 safe. Too few to show shares yet.
Phone and text fraud in these provinces
Nova Scotia
In 2024 the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre received 348 fraud reports from Nova Scotia where the first contact was a phone call (276) or a text (72); 186 came from victims, who reported $3 million lost. The most common types were service, bank investigator, phishing.
January to September 2025: 185 reports (-27% on the same months of 2024) and $479,169 reported lost (-73%).
Prince Edward Island
In 2024 the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre received 56 fraud reports from Prince Edward Island where the first contact was a phone call (45) or a text (11); 32 came from victims, who reported $189,041 lost. The most common types were service, bank investigator, personal info.
January to September 2025: 31 reports (-14% on the same months of 2024) and $19,511 reported lost (-82%).
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 782 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 782: questions and answers
Where is area code 782?
782 serves Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. Its 462 in-service prefixes belong to 143 rate centres, mainly Halifax, Charlottetown, Sydney and Windsor.
What time zone is area code 782 in?
Every placed rate centre in 782 is on Atlantic Time (AT, UTC−4), with daylight saving time (UTC−3) from the second Sunday in March to the first Sunday in November.
When did area code 782 start?
782 has been in service since November 30, 2014; it was created from 902. It shares its territory with 902, so a new number there can get any of these codes.
Which carriers hold 782 numbers?
The CNAC register lists 13 carriers with prefixes in 782; the largest are Distributel (18.2%), Fibernetics Corporation (17.3%) and Bragg Communications Inc. (14.7%). Numbers can be ported, so the original carrier may not be the current one.
Are calls from 782 numbers scams?
Visitors have left 1 verdicts on 782 numbers (1 scam, 0 nuisance, 0 safe) and 0 moderated reports. That covers the numbers people looked up, not all of 782: most belong to ordinary households and businesses, and scammers can display a local number.
Is phone fraud rising in Nova Scotia?
In the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre's open data, call and text fraud reports from Nova Scotia went from 253 in January–September 2024 to 185 in the same months of 2025 (-27%). Reported losses went from $1.8 million to $0.5 million.
How do I report a scam call from a 782 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 221 of 462 prefixes, largest rate centres first.
Halifax, NS
782-200 · 782-226 · 782-234 · 782-238 · 782-321 · 782-358 · 782-382 · 782-388 · 782-409 · 782-412
Charlottetown, PE
782-317 · 782-355 · 782-377 · 782-384 · 782-488 · 782-550 · 782-553 · 782-554 · 782-556 · 782-557
Sydney, NS
782-228 · 782-248 · 782-367 · 782-395 · 782-495 · 782-496 · 782-497 · 782-498 · 782-499 · 782-503
Windsor, NS
782-216 · 782-217 · 782-218 · 782-219 · 782-223 · 782-263 · 782-303 · 782-580 · 782-645 · 782-838
Amherst, NS
782-206 · 782-568 · 782-585 · 782-612 · 782-773 · 782-883 · 782-885 · 782-886 · 782-887 · 782-889
Summerside, PE
782-202 · 782-204 · 782-241 · 782-324 · 782-332 · 782-541 · 782-542 · 782-543 · 782-544 · 782-545
Truro, NS
782-222 · 782-333 · 782-370 · 782-582 · 782-644 · 782-778 · 782-779 · 782-780 · 782-781 · 782-809
Liverpool, NS
782-268 · 782-339 · 782-552 · 782-574 · 782-577 · 782-812 · 782-813 · 782-821
Kentville, NS
782-232 · 782-265 · 782-322 · 782-372 · 782-573 · 782-583 · 782-733
Caledonia, NS
782-297 · 782-301 · 782-337 · 782-570 · 782-917 · 782-998
Montague, PE
782-262 · 782-326 · 782-360 · 782-819 · 782-823 · 782-829
Musquodoboit Harbour, NS
782-277 · 782-575 · 782-600 · 782-824 · 782-834 · 782-857
Shubenacadie, NS
782-292 · 782-312 · 782-313 · 782-518 · 782-643 · 782-715
Yarmouth, NS
782-225 · 782-345 · 782-357 · 782-400 · 782-401 · 782-972
Chester, NS
782-250 · 782-365 · 782-571 · 782-910 · 782-919
Digby, NS
782-347 · 782-820 · 782-828 · 782-831 · 782-832
New Glasgow, NS
782-233 · 782-420 · 782-440 · 782-608 · 782-978
Sackville, NS
782-240 · 782-290 · 782-578 · 782-642 · 782-859
Weymouth, NS
782-201 · 782-203 · 782-208 · 782-346 · 782-826
Advocate, NS
782-205 · 782-437 · 782-912 · 782-993
Baddeck, NS
782-235 · 782-335 · 782-465 · 782-567
Bridgewater, NS
782-207 · 782-548 · 782-569 · 782-584
Cheticamp, NS
782-236 · 782-336 · 782-467 · 782-931
Debert, NS
782-255 · 782-342 · 782-508 · 782-924
Elmsdale, NS
782-243 · 782-257 · 782-852 · 782-926
Hantsport, NS
782-221 · 782-260 · 782-509 · 782-929
Lunenburg, NS
782-270 · 782-338 · 782-593 · 782-623
Middleton, NS
782-348 · 782-492 · 782-493 · 782-822
Parrsboro, NS
782-282 · 782-343 · 782-576 · 782-605
Prospect Road, NS
782-242 · 782-284 · 782-513 · 782-858
Southampton, NS
782-293 · 782-453 · 782-519 · 782-716
St. Margarets, NS
782-239 · 782-521 · 782-860 · 782-983
Stewiacke, NS
782-296 · 782-340 · 782-522 · 782-808
Upper Musquodoboit, NS
782-344 · 782-455 · 782-524 · 782-985
Wallace, NS
782-430 · 782-526 · 782-980 · 782-987
Waverley, NS
782-237 · 782-528 · 782-861 · 782-989
Wolfville, NS
782-581 · 782-933 · 782-981 · 782-992
Alberton, PE
782-212 · 782-318 · 782-900
Barrington, NS
782-302 · 782-304 · 782-351
Bass River, NS
782-423 · 782-913 · 782-994
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.