Phone prefixes in Charlottetown, PE

In numbers

In-service prefixes

54

Telephone numbers covered

540,000

Carriers

11

Area codes

2

Provinces and territories

1

First assignment

August 30, 2000

Most recent assignment

October 8, 2025

Charlottetown’s share of its area codes

Within area code 902, Charlottetown accounts for only 37 of 782 prefixes (4.7%): the code is dominated by Halifax and spread over 174 rate centres. Within area code 782, Charlottetown accounts for only 17 of 460 prefixes (3.7%): the code is dominated by Halifax and spread over 142 rate centres.

Who holds these numbers

Aliant Telecom (PEI) holds the largest share at 15 prefixes, 27.8% of the total, ahead of 10 other carriers. Code by code: in 902, Aliant Telecom (PEI) leads with 15 of 37 prefixes ahead of 7 others; in 782, Bell Mobility Aliant leads with 10 of 17 prefixes ahead of 7 others. 5 carriers hold prefixes in every one of Charlottetown’s 2 area codes, while 6 appear in just one.

Wireless and wireline

22 of Charlottetown’s 54 prefixes (40.7%) are held by carriers whose registered name marks a wireless business: Bell Mobility Aliant, TELUS Mobility, Rogers Communications Canada Inc. (Wireless) and Fido Solutions Inc. Wireline prefixes still outnumber them, carried by Aliant Telecom (PEI), Iristel Inc, Bragg Communications Inc and Comwave Networks. 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

Charlottetown’s dated assignments run from 2000 to 2025. The busiest period was 2010–2014, when 12 prefixes went to 6 carriers. 12 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 11 prefixes have been added, so the rate centre is still growing.

Charlottetown’s oldest prefixes, the ones the register leaves undated, belong to Aliant Telecom (PEI) and Bell Mobility Aliant: these carriers made up the landscape before competition arrived. The first dated assignment went to Bragg Communications Inc. in 2000. The most recent arrivals are Distributel (2022), Rogers Communications Canada Inc. (Cable) (2017) and TELUS Integrated Communications (2016), a sign that new carriers are still asking for numbers in Charlottetown.

Charlottetown’s 54 prefixes provide 540,000 numbers, which corresponds to a mid-sized city or a well-established suburb that every major carrier wants a slice of.

No single carrier dominates Charlottetown: the leader, Aliant Telecom (PEI), holds only 27.8% of the prefixes against 10 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: 26.2% of the dated prefixes go back to the last ten years, the most active period being 2010–2014. The rate centre is growing at a regular rather than explosive pace.

12 undated in the register.

Dialling a Charlottetown number

Charlottetown is served by 2 overlaid area codes (902 and 782). A 782 number is no more “out of town” than a 902 one; from abroad, dial +1 and the full ten digits.

The numbering neighbourhood

Charlottetown shares area codes 902 and 782 with at least 20 other rate centres, including Halifax, Sydney, Truro, Windsor, Amherst, New Glasgow, Kentville and Summerside. The largest of them, Halifax, holds 220 prefixes in 782 and 902; the smallest on the list, Port Hawkesbury, has just 12.

What a Charlottetown number tells you

A number attached to Charlottetown tells you that its prefix was issued to a carrier for this rate centre in Prince Edward Island, most often Aliant Telecom (PEI). It does not tell you where the handset is today: a subscriber may have ported the number to any of the 11 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 Prince Edward Island area code is easy to borrow to look local.

Reading a register entry for Charlottetown: code 902-368 is recorded for Aliant Telecom (PEI), so every 902-368-XXXX number (10,000 possible) descends from that assignment. “Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island” there names a rate centre, not a municipality, and several area codes overlay it.

Every Charlottetown prefix

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

Had a call from a Charlottetown 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 54 in-service prefixes, grouped by rate centre.

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