Phone prefixes in Blue Ridge, AB
Blue Ridge, AB 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 (780). With 1 prefixes, Blue Ridge is a small rate centre within Alberta: 319th of 337, holding 0.0% of the province’s prefixes, and 2509th of 2,920 rate centres across Canada.
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Where Blue Ridge is
- Province or territory
- Alberta
- Census division
- Division No. 13
- Local time
- — Mountain Time (MT), UTC−7; UTC−6 in daylight saving time
- Nearest rate centres
- Whitecourt (18 km), Mayerthorpe (25 km), Sangudo (40 km), Fort Assiniboine (45 km), Wildwood (57 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
Blue Ridge’s share of its area code
Within area code 780, Blue Ridge accounts for only 1 of 780 prefixes (0.1%): the code is dominated by Edmonton and spread over 195 rate centres.
| Area codes | Prefixes here | Prefixes in code | Share | Range | Largest rate centre |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 780 | 1 | 780 | 0.1 % | 780-648 – 780-648 | Edmonton |
Who holds these numbers
TELUS holds every prefix here. Code by code: TELUS is the only holder in 780.
| Carrier | 780 |
|---|---|
| TELUS | 1 |
Wireless and wireline
None of Blue Ridge’s holders carries a mobility brand in its registered name: all 1 prefixes belong to wireline or wholesale carriers, among them TELUS. A call showing a Blue Ridge 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 Blue Ridge’s assignments: all 1 prefixes predate CNAC’s record-keeping, the signature of an old, settled network where nothing has been added in decades.
TELUS is the only carrier ever recorded for Blue Ridge: 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.
Blue Ridge 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: TELUS holds every prefix, and no competitor has ever requested a code for Blue Ridge.
Dialling a Blue Ridge number
A single area code, 780, covers Blue Ridge, 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 +1 780 and the seven-digit number.
The numbering neighbourhood
Blue Ridge shares area code 780 with at least 20 other rate centres, including Edmonton, Fort McMurray, Grande Prairie, St. Albert, Lloydminster, Sherwood Park, Bonnyville and Camrose. The largest of them, Edmonton, holds 274 prefixes in 780; the smallest on the list, Wainwright, has just 7.
| Rate centre | Province | Shared codes | Prefixes | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmonton | AB | 780 | 274 | 16 |
| Fort McMurray | AB | 780 | 29 | 7 |
| Grande Prairie | AB | 780 | 26 | 9 |
| St. Albert | AB | 780 | 13 | 4 |
| Lloydminster | AB | 780 | 11 | 5 |
| Sherwood Park | AB | 780 | 11 | 4 |
| Bonnyville | AB | 780 | 10 | 5 |
| Camrose | AB | 780 | 9 | 5 |
| Edson | AB | 780 | 9 | 5 |
| Peace River | AB | 780 | 9 | 5 |
| Wetaskiwin | AB | 780 | 9 | 6 |
| Whitecourt | AB | 780 | 9 | 5 |
| Drayton Valley | AB | 780 | 8 | 4 |
| St. Paul | AB | 780 | 8 | 5 |
| Westlock | AB | 780 | 8 | 5 |
| Fox Creek | AB | 780 | 7 | 6 |
| High Level | AB | 780 | 7 | 4 |
| Leduc | AB | 780 | 7 | 4 |
| Vegreville | AB | 780 | 7 | 5 |
| Wainwright | AB | 780 | 7 | 5 |
What a Blue Ridge number tells you
A number attached to Blue Ridge tells you that its prefix was issued to a carrier for this rate centre in Alberta, most often TELUS. 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 Alberta area code is easy to borrow to look local.
Reading a register entry for Blue Ridge: code 780-648 is recorded for TELUS, so every 780-648-XXXX number (10,000 possible) descends from that assignment. “Blue Ridge, Alberta” there names a rate centre, not a municipality.
Every Blue Ridge prefix
Each row is an in-service central-office code recorded for Blue Ridge, with its original holder and year of assignment.
Had a call from a Blue Ridge 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 Blue Ridge?
Blue Ridge falls under area code 780, in Alberta. All 1 of the rate centre’s in-service prefixes sit in it.
Is a call from Blue Ridge a cellphone or a landline?
More likely a landline or a VoIP service: mobility brands hold only 0.0% of Blue Ridge’s prefixes.
Which carrier is behind a Blue Ridge number?
In the register, TELUS holds the most prefixes in Blue Ridge (1 of 1), ahead of 0 other carriers. Code 780-648, for instance, belongs to TELUS.
Is this Blue Ridge 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 Blue Ridge in?
Blue Ridge is on Mountain Time (MT, UTC−7), with daylight saving time (UTC−6) from the second Sunday in March to the first Sunday in November.
Allocated prefixes
All 1 in-service prefixes, grouped by rate centre.
Blue Ridge, AB
780-648
Elsewhere in Alberta
| Rate centre | Province | Prefixes | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calgary | AB | 758 | 21 |
| Red Deer | AB | 72 | 15 |
| Lethbridge | AB | 59 | 14 |
| Medicine Hat | AB | 44 | 13 |
| Banff | AB | 31 | 13 |
| High River | AB | 28 | 14 |
| Canmore | AB | 26 | 13 |
| Airdrie | AB | 23 | 10 |
| Strathmore | AB | 22 | 12 |
| Brooks | AB | 19 | 9 |
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.