Phone prefixes in Abitibi Canyon, ON
Abitibi Canyon, ON is a rate centre in the Canadian numbering plan. CNAC records 1 in-service prefixes there, held by 1 carriers and spread across 1 area code (705). With 1 prefixes, Abitibi Canyon is a small rate centre within Ontario: 575th of 684, holding 0.0% of the province’s prefixes, and 2509th of 2,920 rate centres across Canada.
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Where Abitibi Canyon is
- Province or territory
- Ontario
- Census division
- Cochrane
- Local time
- — Eastern Time (ET), UTC−5; UTC−4 in daylight saving time
- Nearest rate centres
- Smooth Rock Falls (69 km), Moonbeam (71 km), Fauquier (71 km), Kapuskasing (81 km), Cochrane (92 km)
Divisions and places: Statistics Canada and NRCan. Straight-line distances.
In numbers
- In-service prefixes
- 1
- Telephone numbers covered
- 10,000
- Carriers
- 1
- Area codes
- 1
- Provinces and territories
- 1
Abitibi Canyon’s share of its area code
Within area code 705, Abitibi Canyon accounts for only 1 of 770 prefixes (0.1%): the code is dominated by Barrie and spread over 203 rate centres.
| Area codes | Prefixes here | Prefixes in code | Share | Range | Largest rate centre |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 705 | 1 | 770 | 0.1 % | 705-334 – 705-334 | Barrie |
Who holds these numbers
Northern Telephone Ltd. holds every prefix here. Code by code: Northern Telephone Ltd. is the only holder in 705.
| Carrier | 705 |
|---|---|
| Northern Telephone Ltd. | 1 |
Wireless and wireline
None of Abitibi Canyon’s holders carries a mobility brand in its registered name: all 1 prefixes belong to wireline or wholesale carriers, among them Northern Telephone Ltd. A call showing a Abitibi Canyon number therefore nominally comes from a landline, cable or VoIP platform rather than a locally assigned cellphone.
How the allocation was built up
The register dates none of Abitibi Canyon’s assignments: all 1 prefixes predate CNAC’s record-keeping, the signature of an old, settled network where nothing has been added in decades.
Northern Telephone Ltd. is the only carrier ever recorded for Abitibi Canyon: no competitor has obtained a prefix here. A single-carrier rate centre is typical of small communities where only the incumbent ever built a network.
Abitibi Canyon has just 1 prefix (10,000 numbers): a very small rate centre, typical of a village or rural area served by a single switching office.
The local market is an allocation monopoly: Northern Telephone Ltd. holds every prefix, and no competitor has ever requested a code for Abitibi Canyon.
Dialling a Abitibi Canyon number
A single area code, 705, covers Abitibi Canyon, and it is not overlaid with any other code on this territory: one of the few parts of Canada where seven-digit local dialling may still work. From abroad, dial +1 705 and the seven-digit number.
The numbering neighbourhood
Abitibi Canyon shares area code 705 with at least 20 other rate centres, including Barrie, Sudbury, Peterborough, Sault Ste. Marie, North Bay, Lindsay, Timmins and Orillia. The largest of them, Barrie, holds 71 prefixes in 705; the smallest on the list, Blezard Valley, has just 6.
| Rate centre | Province | Shared codes | Prefixes | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barrie | ON | 705 | 71 | 17 |
| Sudbury | ON | 705 | 50 | 14 |
| Peterborough | ON | 705 | 42 | 14 |
| Sault Ste. Marie | ON | 705 | 33 | 11 |
| North Bay | ON | 705 | 32 | 12 |
| Lindsay | ON | 705 | 20 | 11 |
| Timmins | ON | 705 | 20 | 9 |
| Orillia | ON | 705 | 19 | 10 |
| Collingwood | ON | 705 | 15 | 9 |
| Huntsville | ON | 705 | 14 | 9 |
| Bracebridge | ON | 705 | 13 | 7 |
| Midland | ON | 705 | 12 | 7 |
| Alliston | ON | 705 | 10 | 8 |
| Parry Sound | ON | 705 | 10 | 8 |
| Espanola | ON | 705 | 8 | 7 |
| Kapuskasing | ON | 705 | 8 | 6 |
| Campbellford | ON | 705 | 7 | 6 |
| Kirkland Lake | ON | 705 | 7 | 6 |
| New Liskeard | ON | 705 | 7 | 6 |
| Blezard Valley | ON | 705 | 6 | 6 |
What a Abitibi Canyon number tells you
A number attached to Abitibi Canyon tells you that its prefix was issued to a carrier for this rate centre in Ontario, most often Northern Telephone Ltd.. It does not tell you where the handset is today: a subscriber may have ported the number to any of the 1 carriers present here or to a VoIP service usable anywhere. Nor does it tell you who is calling: caller ID can be spoofed, and an Ontario area code is easy to borrow to look local.
Reading a register entry for Abitibi Canyon: code 705-334 is recorded for Northern Telephone Ltd., so every 705-334-XXXX number (10,000 possible) descends from that assignment. “Abitibi Canyon, Ontario” there names a rate centre, not a municipality.
Every Abitibi Canyon prefix
Each row is an in-service central-office code recorded for Abitibi Canyon, with its original holder and year of assignment.
| Prefix | Carrier | Assigned |
|---|---|---|
| 705-334 | Northern Telephone Ltd. | undated |
Had a call from a Abitibi Canyon 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.
Frequently asked
What is the area code for Abitibi Canyon?
Abitibi Canyon falls under area code 705, in Ontario. All 1 of the rate centre’s in-service prefixes sit in it.
Is a call from Abitibi Canyon a cellphone or a landline?
More likely a landline or a VoIP service: mobility brands hold only 0.0% of Abitibi Canyon’s prefixes.
Which carrier is behind a Abitibi Canyon number?
In the register, Northern Telephone Ltd. holds the most prefixes in Abitibi Canyon (1 of 1), ahead of 0 other carriers. Code 705-334, for instance, belongs to Northern Telephone Ltd..
Is this Abitibi Canyon number a scam?
The register cannot say: it records who a prefix was issued to, not who is calling. Search the full number above to see the reports filed against it.
What time zone is Abitibi Canyon in?
Abitibi Canyon 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.
Allocated prefixes
All 1 in-service prefixes, grouped by rate centre.
Abitibi Canyon, ON
705-334
Elsewhere in Ontario
| Rate centre | Province | Prefixes | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto | ON | 2,148 | 24 |
| Ottawa-Hull | ON | 441 | 20 |
| Hamilton | ON | 221 | 23 |
| London | ON | 217 | 23 |
| Kitchener-Waterloo | ON | 164 | 21 |
| Windsor | ON | 133 | 20 |
| Brampton | ON | 116 | 20 |
| Oshawa | ON | 110 | 20 |
| St. Catharines-Thorold | ON | 107 | 19 |
| Oakville | ON | 90 | 18 |
| Kingston | ON | 83 | 19 |
| Markham | ON | 81 | 17 |
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.