Phone prefixes in Black Duck Cove, NL
Black Duck Cove, NL 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 (709). With 1 prefixes, Black Duck Cove is a small rate centre within Newfoundland and Labrador: 121st of 203, holding 0.1% of the province’s prefixes, and 2509th of 2,920 rate centres across Canada.
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Where Black Duck Cove is
- Province or territory
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- Census division
- Division No. 7
- Local time
- — Newfoundland Time (NT), UTC−3:30; UTC−2:30 in daylight saving time
- Nearest rate centres
- Hickman's Harbour (22 km), Monroe (22 km), Princeton (23 km), Port Rexton (24 km), Little Heart's Ease (28 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
Black Duck Cove’s share of its area code
Within area code 709, Black Duck Cove accounts for only 1 of 631 prefixes (0.2%): the code is dominated by St. John's and spread over 209 rate centres.
| Area codes | Prefixes here | Prefixes in code | Share | Range | Largest rate centre |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 709 | 1 | 631 | 0.2 % | 709-877 – 709-877 | St. John's |
Who holds these numbers
Aliant Telecom (NF) holds every prefix here. Code by code: Aliant Telecom (NF) is the only holder in 709.
| Carrier | 709 |
|---|---|
| Aliant Telecom (NF) | 1 |
Wireless and wireline
None of Black Duck Cove’s holders carries a mobility brand in its registered name: all 1 prefixes belong to wireline or wholesale carriers, among them Aliant Telecom (NF). A call showing a Black Duck Cove 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 Black Duck Cove’s assignments: all 1 prefixes predate CNAC’s record-keeping, the signature of an old, settled network where nothing has been added in decades.
Aliant Telecom (NF) is the only carrier ever recorded for Black Duck Cove: 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.
Black Duck Cove 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: Aliant Telecom (NF) holds every prefix, and no competitor has ever requested a code for Black Duck Cove.
Dialling a Black Duck Cove number
A single area code, 709, covers Black Duck Cove, 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 +1 709 and the seven-digit number.
The numbering neighbourhood
Black Duck Cove shares area code 709 with at least 20 other rate centres, including St. John's, Corner Brook, Clarenville, Carbonear, Gander, Marystown, Bay Roberts and Labrador City - Wabush. The largest of them, St. John's, holds 100 prefixes in 709; the smallest on the list, Glovertown, has just 5.
| Rate centre | Province | Shared codes | Prefixes | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. John's | NL | 709 | 100 | 13 |
| Corner Brook | NL | 709 | 21 | 8 |
| Clarenville | NL | 709 | 15 | 9 |
| Carbonear | NL | 709 | 13 | 6 |
| Gander | NL | 709 | 12 | 6 |
| Marystown | NL | 709 | 12 | 7 |
| Bay Roberts | NL | 709 | 11 | 6 |
| Labrador City - Wabush | NL | 709 | 10 | 4 |
| Deer Lake | NL | 709 | 9 | 6 |
| Grand Falls | NL | 709 | 9 | 6 |
| Happy Valley - Goose Bay | NL | 709 | 9 | 4 |
| Long Pond | NL | 709 | 9 | 6 |
| Torbay | NL | 709 | 9 | 6 |
| Stephenville | NL | 709 | 8 | 5 |
| Upper Island Cove | NL | 709 | 8 | 6 |
| Bonavista | NL | 709 | 7 | 5 |
| Freshwater | NL | 709 | 7 | 6 |
| Springdale | NL | 709 | 6 | 5 |
| St. Alban's | NL | 709 | 6 | 4 |
| Glovertown | NL | 709 | 5 | 5 |
What a Black Duck Cove number tells you
A number attached to Black Duck Cove tells you that its prefix was issued to a carrier for this rate centre in Newfoundland and Labrador, most often Aliant Telecom (NF). 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 a Newfoundland and Labrador area code is easy to borrow to look local.
Reading a register entry for Black Duck Cove: code 709-877 is recorded for Aliant Telecom (NF), so every 709-877-XXXX number (10,000 possible) descends from that assignment. “Black Duck Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador” there names a rate centre, not a municipality.
Every Black Duck Cove prefix
Each row is an in-service central-office code recorded for Black Duck Cove, with its original holder and year of assignment.
| Prefix | Carrier | Assigned |
|---|---|---|
| 709-877 | Aliant Telecom (NF) | undated |
Had a call from a Black Duck Cove 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 Black Duck Cove?
Black Duck Cove falls under area code 709, in Newfoundland and Labrador. All 1 of the rate centre’s in-service prefixes sit in it.
Is a call from Black Duck Cove a cellphone or a landline?
More likely a landline or a VoIP service: mobility brands hold only 0.0% of Black Duck Cove’s prefixes.
Which carrier is behind a Black Duck Cove number?
In the register, Aliant Telecom (NF) holds the most prefixes in Black Duck Cove (1 of 1), ahead of 0 other carriers. Code 709-877, for instance, belongs to Aliant Telecom (NF).
Is this Black Duck Cove 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 Black Duck Cove in?
Black Duck Cove is on Newfoundland Time (NT, UTC−3:30), with daylight saving time (UTC−2:30) from the second Sunday in March to the first Sunday in November.
Allocated prefixes
All 1 in-service prefixes, grouped by rate centre.
Black Duck Cove, NL
709-877
Elsewhere in Newfoundland and Labrador
| Rate centre | Province | Prefixes | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Bank | NL | 5 | 5 |
| Lewisporte | NL | 5 | 5 |
| Port Aux Basques | NL | 5 | 4 |
| Portugal Cove | NL | 5 | 4 |
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.