Phone prefixes in Fords Mills, NB
Fords Mills, NB 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 (506). With 1 prefixes, Fords Mills is a small rate centre within New Brunswick: 77th of 86, holding 0.1% of the province’s prefixes, and 2509th of 2,920 rate centres across Canada.
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Where Fords Mills is
- Province or territory
- New Brunswick
- Census division
- Kent
- Local time
- — Atlantic Time (AT), UTC−4; UTC−3 in daylight saving time
- Nearest rate centres
- Richibucto (26 km), Bouctouche (27 km), St. Louis-de-Kent (29 km), Saint-Antoine (30 km), Cocagne (37 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
Fords Mills’s share of its area code
Within area code 506, Fords Mills accounts for only 1 of 677 prefixes (0.1%): the code is dominated by Moncton and spread over 88 rate centres.
| Area codes | Prefixes here | Prefixes in code | Share | Range | Largest rate centre |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 506 | 1 | 677 | 0.1 % | 506-785 – 506-785 | Moncton |
Who holds these numbers
Aliant Telecom(NB) holds every prefix here. Code by code: Aliant Telecom(NB) is the only holder in 506.
| Carrier | 506 |
|---|---|
| Aliant Telecom(NB) | 1 |
Wireless and wireline
None of Fords Mills’s holders carries a mobility brand in its registered name: all 1 prefixes belong to wireline or wholesale carriers, among them Aliant Telecom(NB). A call showing a Fords Mills 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 Fords Mills’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(NB) is the only carrier ever recorded for Fords Mills: 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.
Fords Mills 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(NB) holds every prefix, and no competitor has ever requested a code for Fords Mills.
Dialling a Fords Mills number
A single area code, 506, covers Fords Mills, 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 +1 506 and the seven-digit number.
The numbering neighbourhood
Fords Mills shares area code 506 with at least 20 other rate centres, including Moncton, Saint John, Fredericton, Miramichi, Bathurst, Edmundston, Campbellton and Tracadie. The largest of them, Moncton, holds 79 prefixes in 506; the smallest on the list, Petitcodiac, has just 9.
| Rate centre | Province | Shared codes | Prefixes | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moncton | NB | 506 | 79 | 11 |
| Saint John | NB | 506 | 77 | 12 |
| Fredericton | NB | 506 | 55 | 12 |
| Miramichi | NB | 506 | 28 | 12 |
| Bathurst | NB | 506 | 27 | 11 |
| Edmundston | NB | 506 | 23 | 11 |
| Campbellton | NB | 506 | 16 | 9 |
| Tracadie | NB | 506 | 15 | 7 |
| Woodstock | NB | 506 | 15 | 9 |
| Florenceville | NB | 506 | 14 | 8 |
| Grand Falls | NB | 506 | 14 | 9 |
| Sussex | NB | 506 | 14 | 11 |
| Richibucto | NB | 506 | 12 | 10 |
| Shediac | NB | 506 | 12 | 9 |
| Caraquet | NB | 506 | 11 | 8 |
| Doaktown | NB | 506 | 11 | 7 |
| Shippagan | NB | 506 | 11 | 8 |
| St. Stephen | NB | 506 | 11 | 9 |
| Bouctouche | NB | 506 | 9 | 7 |
| Petitcodiac | NB | 506 | 9 | 6 |
What a Fords Mills number tells you
A number attached to Fords Mills 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 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 New Brunswick area code is easy to borrow to look local.
Reading a register entry for Fords Mills: code 506-785 is recorded for Aliant Telecom(NB), so every 506-785-XXXX number (10,000 possible) descends from that assignment. “Fords Mills, New Brunswick” there names a rate centre, not a municipality.
Every Fords Mills prefix
Each row is an in-service central-office code recorded for Fords Mills, with its original holder and year of assignment.
| Prefix | Carrier | Assigned |
|---|---|---|
| 506-785 | Aliant Telecom(NB) | undated |
Had a call from a Fords Mills 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 Fords Mills?
Fords Mills falls under area code 506, in New Brunswick. All 1 of the rate centre’s in-service prefixes sit in it.
Is a call from Fords Mills a cellphone or a landline?
More likely a landline or a VoIP service: mobility brands hold only 0.0% of Fords Mills’s prefixes.
Which carrier is behind a Fords Mills number?
In the register, Aliant Telecom(NB) holds the most prefixes in Fords Mills (1 of 1), ahead of 0 other carriers. Code 506-785, for instance, belongs to Aliant Telecom(NB).
Is this Fords Mills 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 Fords Mills in?
Fords Mills is on Atlantic Time (AT, UTC−4), with daylight saving time (UTC−3) from the second Sunday in March to the first Sunday in November.
Allocated prefixes
All 1 in-service prefixes, grouped by rate centre.
Fords Mills, NB
506-785
Elsewhere in New Brunswick
| Rate centre | Province | Prefixes | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sackville | NB | 10 | 6 |
| St. George | NB | 10 | 7 |
| Dalhousie | NB | 8 | 5 |
| Harvey Station | NB | 7 | 5 |
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.