Phone prefixes in Campbellton

In numbers

In-service prefixes

18

Telephone numbers covered

180,000

Carriers

10

Area codes

2

Provinces and territories

2

First assignment

February 12, 2003

Most recent assignment

August 24, 2023

Provinces and territories

This name is used for separate rate centres in 2 provinces. The prefixes below share a name in the CNAC register but belong to different communities.

• New Brunswick — 16 prefixes
• Newfoundland and Labrador — 2 prefixes

Campbellton’s share of its area codes

Within area code 506, Campbellton accounts for only 16 of 677 prefixes (2.4%): the code is dominated by Moncton and spread over 88 rate centres. Within area code 709, Campbellton accounts for only 2 of 631 prefixes (0.3%): the code is dominated by St. John's and spread over 209 rate centres.

Who holds these numbers

Aliant Telecom(NB) holds the largest share at 4 prefixes, 22.2% of the total, ahead of 9 other carriers. Code by code: in 506, Aliant Telecom(NB) leads with 4 of 16 prefixes ahead of 8 others; in 709, Bragg Communications Inc. leads with 1 of 2 prefixes ahead of 1 others. 1 carrier holds prefixes in every one of Campbellton’s 2 area codes, while 9 appear in just one.

Wireless and wireline

4 of Campbellton’s 18 prefixes (22.2%) are held by carriers whose registered name marks a wireless business: Bell Mobility Aliant, Fido Solutions Inc, Rogers Communications Canada Inc. (Wireless) and TELUS Mobility. Wireline prefixes still outnumber them, carried by Aliant Telecom(NB), Iristel Inc, Bragg Communications Inc and Aliant Telecom (NF). This is a sort by name, not a licence lookup, and a mobile prefix may have been ported to another network since.

How the allocation was built up

Campbellton’s dated assignments run from 2003 to 2023. The busiest period was 2020–2024, when 4 prefixes went to 2 carriers. 4 prefixes (22%) carry no date in the register: these are the historic pre-1999 assignments, the wireline bedrock of the rate centre. Since 2020 another 4 prefixes have been added, so the rate centre is still growing.

Campbellton’s oldest prefixes, the ones the register leaves undated, belong to Aliant Telecom(NB) and Aliant Telecom (NF): these carriers made up the landscape before competition arrived. The first dated assignment went to Bell Mobility Aliant in 2003. The most recent arrivals are Iristel Inc. (2016), TELUS Integrated Communications (2014) and Fido Solutions Inc. (2013), a sign that new carriers are still asking for numbers in Campbellton.

Campbellton has only 18 prefixes, or 180,000 numbers: a small rate centre, where the arrival of a single new carrier visibly changes the landscape.

No single carrier dominates Campbellton: the leader, Aliant Telecom(NB), holds only 22.2% of the prefixes against 9 competitors, a sign of a highly fragmented market where cable companies, mobility brands and VoIP providers weigh as much as the incumbent.

Demand remains steady: 28.6% of the dated prefixes go back to the last ten years, the most active period being 2020–2024. The rate centre is growing at a regular rather than explosive pace.

4 undated in the register.

Dialling a Campbellton number

Campbellton is served by 2 overlaid area codes (506 and 709). A 709 number is no more “out of town” than a 506 one; from abroad, dial +1 and the full ten digits.

The numbering neighbourhood

Campbellton shares area codes 506 and 709 with at least 20 other rate centres, including St. John's, Moncton, Saint John, Fredericton, Miramichi, Bathurst, Edmundston and Grand Falls. The largest of them, St. John's, holds 100 prefixes in 709; the smallest on the list, Bay Roberts, has just 11.

What a Campbellton number tells you

A number attached to Campbellton tells you that its prefix was issued to a carrier for this rate centre in New Brunswick, most often Aliant Telecom(NB). It does not tell you where the handset is today: a subscriber may have ported the number to any of the 10 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 New Brunswick area code is easy to borrow to look local.

Reading a register entry for Campbellton: code 506-753 is recorded for Aliant Telecom(NB), so every 506-753-XXXX number (10,000 possible) descends from that assignment. “Campbellton, New Brunswick” there names a rate centre, not a municipality, and several area codes overlay it.

Every Campbellton prefix

Each row is an in-service central-office code recorded for Campbellton, with its original holder and year of assignment.

Had a call from a Campbellton number?

No clear pattern in reports on these numbers yet. If a call worried you:

1. 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.

2. 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.

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3. 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.

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4. 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.

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Allocated prefixes

All 18 in-service prefixes, grouped by rate centre.

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