Area code 902

Area code 902 holds 782 in-service central-office prefixes in the CNAC register, covering roughly 7,820,000 telephone numbers. They are split between 15 carriers and 175 rate centres. The largest is Halifax. Recorded assignments run from August 10, 1999 to September 18, 2023. That ranks it 1 of 55 Canadian area codes by prefix count.

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In numbers

In-service prefixes: 782
Telephone numbers covered: 7,820,000
Carriers: 15
Rate centres: 175
Provinces and territories: 2
First assignment: August 10, 1999
Most recent assignment: September 18, 2023

Who holds these numbers

Aliant Telecom (NS) holds the largest share at 296 prefixes, 37.9% of the total, ahead of 14 other carriers.

Carrier	Prefixes	Share	First assigned
Aliant Telecom (NS)	296	37.9 %	2001
Bragg Communications Inc.	142	18.2 %	1999
Bell Mobility Aliant	86	11.0 %	1999
TELUS Mobility	54	6.9 %	1999
Iristel Inc.	52	6.6 %	2010
Aliant Telecom (PEI)	49	6.3 %	2002
Rogers Communications Canada Inc. (Wireless)	47	6.0 %	1999
Fido Solutions Inc.	22	2.8 %	2000
TELUS Integrated Communications	12	1.5 %	2008
IXICA Communications Inc.	7	0.9 %	2019
Comwave Networks	5	0.6 %	2014
Distributel	4	0.5 %	2015
Zayo Canada Inc.	3	0.4 %	1999
Fibernetics Corporation	2	0.3 %	2014
ISP Telecom Inc.	1	0.1 %	2014

Where these numbers land

Prefixes in 902 serve 175 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	163	14
Charlottetown	PE	37	8
Sydney	NS	29	9
New Glasgow	NS	22	9
Truro	NS	20	10
Bridgewater	NS	18	10
Kentville	NS	18	8
Amherst	NS	17	10
Windsor	NS	16	9
Yarmouth	NS	15	8
Antigonish	NS	14	8
Summerside	PE	14	7
Barrington	NS	10	7
Chester	NS	10	8
Port Hawkesbury	NS	10	7
Alberton	PE	9	6
Shelburne	NS	9	7
Digby	NS	8	6
Liverpool	NS	8	6
Montague	PE	8	5
Shubenacadie	NS	8	6
Saulnierville	NS	7	5
Annapolis Royal	NS	6	5
Aylesford	NS	6	4
Inverness	NS	6	5
Middleton	NS	6	4
Musquodoboit Harbour	NS	6	5
Souris	PE	6	5
Caledonia	NS	5	3
Kingston	NS	5	5
Parrsboro	NS	5	4
Weymouth	NS	5	3
Cheticamp	NS	4	3
North Sydney	NS	4	2
Sackville	NS	4	2
Sheet Harbour	NS	4	4
Tusket	NS	4	3
Waverley	NS	4	2
Wolfville	NS	4	3
Baddeck	NS	3	2
Bear River	NS	3	2
Berwick	NS	3	2
Borden	PE	3	2
Bridgetown	NS	3	3
East Bay	NS	3	2
Georgetown	PE	3	3
Glace Bay	NS	3	2
Grand Narrows	NS	3	2
Hunter River	PE	3	2
Mahone Bay	NS	3	2
New Waterford	NS	3	2
O'Leary	PE	3	3
Stewiacke	NS	3	3
Tignish	PE	3	3
Upper Musquodoboit	NS	3	3
-		2	2
Argyle	NS	2	2
Arichat	NS	2	2
Bedeque	PE	2	2
Boularderie	NS	2	2
Brookfield	NS	2	2
Brooklyn	NS	2	2
Canso	NS	2	2
Cardigan	PE	2	2
Chezzetcook	NS	2	2
Collingwood	NS	2	2
Country Harbour	NS	2	2
Covehead	PE	2	2
Crapaud	PE	2	2
Debert	NS	2	2
Elmsdale	NS	2	2
French Village	NS	2	2
Great Village	NS	2	2
Hantsport	NS	2	2
Heatherton	NS	2	2
Hopewell	NS	2	2
Hubbards	NS	2	2
Ingonish	NS	2	2
Kensington	PE	2	2
Ketch Harbour	NS	2	2

How the allocation was built up

Period	Prefixes	Carriers
1995–1999	14	5
2000–2004	107	8
2005–2009	94	8
2010–2014	138	13
2015–2019	66	10
2020–2024	8	2

355 undated in the register.

Overlay area codes

902 shares its rate centres with 782, 226, 519, 613, 819, 873, 289, 343, 365, 382, 418, 468. Overlay codes cover the same ground, which is why ten-digit dialling is required: two neighbours on one street can hold different area codes.

Allocated prefixes

Showing 294 of 782 prefixes, largest rate centres first.

Halifax, NS

902-209 · 902-210 · 902-219 · 902-220 · 902-221 · 902-222 · 902-223 · 902-225 · 902-229 · 902-233

Charlottetown, PE

902-200 · 902-201 · 902-213 · 902-218 · 902-288 · 902-314 · 902-316 · 902-330 · 902-367 · 902-368

Sydney, NS

902-202 · 902-217 · 902-270 · 902-284 · 902-304 · 902-317 · 902-322 · 902-371 · 902-408 · 902-416

New Glasgow, NS

902-301 · 902-331 · 902-396 · 902-419 · 902-507 · 902-513 · 902-600 · 902-601 · 902-616 · 902-695

Truro, NS

902-305 · 902-324 · 902-505 · 902-603 · 902-606 · 902-814 · 902-843 · 902-890 · 902-893 · 902-895

Bridgewater, NS

902-212 · 902-298 · 902-355 · 902-514 · 902-518 · 902-521 · 902-523 · 902-527 · 902-529 · 902-530

Kentville, NS

902-300 · 902-365 · 902-381 · 902-385 · 902-599 · 902-670 · 902-678 · 902-679 · 902-680 · 902-681

Amherst, NS

902-297 · 902-397 · 902-516 · 902-602 · 902-612 · 902-614 · 902-617 · 902-660 · 902-661 · 902-664

Windsor, NS

902-263 · 902-306 · 902-472 · 902-509 · 902-589 · 902-608 · 902-609 · 902-788 · 902-790 · 902-791

Yarmouth, NS

902-307 · 902-395 · 902-400 · 902-413 · 902-504 · 902-740 · 902-742 · 902-746 · 902-748 · 902-749

Antigonish, NS

902-318 · 902-338 · 902-517 · 902-604 · 902-714 · 902-735 · 902-863 · 902-867 · 902-870 · 902-872

Summerside, PE

902-303 · 902-315 · 902-374 · 902-432 · 902-436 · 902-438 · 902-439 · 902-598 · 902-724 · 902-786

Barrington, NS

902-320 · 902-575 · 902-581 · 902-619 · 902-630 · 902-635 · 902-637 · 902-768 · 902-903 · 902-972

Chester, NS

902-204 · 902-273 · 902-275 · 902-277 · 902-279 · 902-299 · 902-912 · 902-937 · 902-973 · 902-980

Port Hawkesbury, NS

902-227 · 902-302 · 902-623 · 902-625 · 902-631 · 902-738 · 902-777 · 902-939 · 902-951 · 902-984

Alberton, PE

902-206 · 902-214 · 902-231 · 902-290 · 902-712 · 902-853 · 902-856 · 902-905 · 902-960

Shelburne, NS

902-207 · 902-265 · 902-319 · 902-512 · 902-709 · 902-874 · 902-875 · 902-879 · 902-985

Digby, NS

902-245 · 902-247 · 902-249 · 902-250 · 902-308 · 902-340 · 902-378 · 902-974

Liverpool, NS

902-343 · 902-350 · 902-354 · 902-356 · 902-642 · 902-646 · 902-803 · 902-975

Montague, PE

902-313 · 902-326 · 902-361 · 902-380 · 902-784 · 902-838 · 902-846 · 902-969

Shubenacadie, NS

902-203 · 902-236 · 902-750 · 902-751 · 902-758 · 902-767 · 902-917 · 902-987

Saulnierville, NS

902-205 · 902-260 · 902-540 · 902-769 · 902-770 · 902-773 · 902-778

Annapolis Royal, NS

902-286 · 902-524 · 902-526 · 902-532 · 902-907 · 902-955

Aylesford, NS

902-321 · 902-341 · 902-389 · 902-844 · 902-847 · 902-848

Inverness, NS

902-258 · 902-280 · 902-323 · 902-550 · 902-615 · 902-914

Middleton, NS

902-309 · 902-349 · 902-363 · 902-824 · 902-825 · 902-840

Musquodoboit Harbour, NS

902-337 · 902-342 · 902-878 · 902-889 · 902-891 · 902-983

Souris, PE

902-208 · 902-215 · 902-327 · 902-372 · 902-687 · 902-743

Caledonia, NS

902-267 · 902-390 · 902-510 · 902-682 · 902-909

Kingston, NS

902-242 · 902-760 · 902-765 · 902-804 · 902-996

Parrsboro, NS

902-216 · 902-254 · 902-613 · 902-728 · 902-744

Weymouth, NS

902-515 · 902-586 · 902-819 · 902-837 · 902-841

Cheticamp, NS

902-224 · 902-264 · 902-335 · 902-913

North Sydney, NS

902-241 · 902-544 · 902-736 · 902-794

Sackville, NS

902-252 · 902-864 · 902-865 · 902-869

Sheet Harbour, NS

902-391 · 902-591 · 902-696 · 902-885

Tusket, NS

902-618 · 902-648 · 902-653 · 902-941

Waverley, NS

902-576 · 902-860 · 902-861 · 902-873

Wolfville, NS

902-508 · 902-542 · 902-585 · 902-697

Baddeck, NS

902-294 · 902-295 · 902-296

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.