Phone prefixes in Gods River, MB
Gods River, MB 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 (204). With 1 prefixes, Gods River is a small rate centre within Manitoba: 161st of 245, holding 0.1% of the province’s prefixes, and 2509th of 2,920 rate centres across Canada.
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Where Gods River is
- Province or territory
- Manitoba
- Census division
- Division No. 22
- Local time
- — Central Time (CT), UTC−6; UTC−5 in daylight saving time
- Nearest rate centres
- Gods Lake Narrows (40 km), Oxford House (75 km), Red Sucker Lake (82 km), Garden Hill (111 km), St. Theresa Point (133 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
Gods River’s share of its area code
Within area code 204, Gods River accounts for only 1 of 781 prefixes (0.1%): the code is dominated by Winnipeg and spread over 245 rate centres.
| Area codes | Prefixes here | Prefixes in code | Share | Range | Largest rate centre |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 204 | 1 | 781 | 0.1 % | 204-366 – 204-366 | Winnipeg |
Who holds these numbers
MTS Inc. holds every prefix here. Code by code: MTS Inc. is the only holder in 204.
| Carrier | 204 |
|---|---|
| MTS Inc. | 1 |
Wireless and wireline
None of Gods River’s holders carries a mobility brand in its registered name: all 1 prefixes belong to wireline or wholesale carriers, among them MTS Inc. A call showing a Gods River 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 Gods River’s assignments: all 1 prefixes predate CNAC’s record-keeping, the signature of an old, settled network where nothing has been added in decades.
MTS Inc. is the only carrier ever recorded for Gods River: 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.
Gods River 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: MTS Inc. holds every prefix, and no competitor has ever requested a code for Gods River.
Dialling a Gods River number
A single area code, 204, covers Gods River, 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 +1 204 and the seven-digit number.
The numbering neighbourhood
Gods River shares area code 204 with at least 20 other rate centres, including Winnipeg, Brandon, Portage La Prairie, Steinbach, Selkirk, Oakbank, Dauphin and Winkler. The largest of them, Winnipeg, holds 241 prefixes in 204; the smallest on the list, Beausejour, has just 5.
| Rate centre | Province | Shared codes | Prefixes | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winnipeg | MB | 204 | 241 | 18 |
| Brandon | MB | 204 | 28 | 10 |
| Portage La Prairie | MB | 204 | 17 | 11 |
| Steinbach | MB | 204 | 17 | 9 |
| Selkirk | MB | 204 | 14 | 9 |
| Oakbank | MB | 204 | 13 | 10 |
| Dauphin | MB | 204 | 12 | 5 |
| Winkler | MB | 204 | 11 | 6 |
| Stonewall | MB | 204 | 9 | 8 |
| Gimli | MB | 204 | 8 | 7 |
| Thompson | MB | 204 | 8 | 3 |
| Virden | MB | 204 | 7 | 6 |
| Boissevain | MB | 204 | 6 | 5 |
| Flin Flon | MB | 204 | 6 | 3 |
| Morris | MB | 204 | 6 | 4 |
| Neepawa | MB | 204 | 6 | 5 |
| Swan River | MB | 204 | 6 | 4 |
| The Pas | MB | 204 | 6 | 3 |
| Altona | MB | 204 | 5 | 3 |
| Beausejour | MB | 204 | 5 | 4 |
What a Gods River number tells you
A number attached to Gods River tells you that its prefix was issued to a carrier for this rate centre in Manitoba, most often MTS Inc.. 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 Manitoba area code is easy to borrow to look local.
Reading a register entry for Gods River: code 204-366 is recorded for MTS Inc., so every 204-366-XXXX number (10,000 possible) descends from that assignment. “Gods River, Manitoba” there names a rate centre, not a municipality.
Every Gods River prefix
Each row is an in-service central-office code recorded for Gods River, with its original holder and year of assignment.
Had a call from a Gods River 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 Gods River?
Gods River falls under area code 204, in Manitoba. All 1 of the rate centre’s in-service prefixes sit in it.
Is a call from Gods River a cellphone or a landline?
More likely a landline or a VoIP service: mobility brands hold only 0.0% of Gods River’s prefixes.
Which carrier is behind a Gods River number?
In the register, MTS Inc. holds the most prefixes in Gods River (1 of 1), ahead of 0 other carriers. Code 204-366, for instance, belongs to MTS Inc..
Is this Gods River 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 Gods River in?
Gods River is on Central Time (CT, UTC−6), with daylight saving time (UTC−5) from the second Sunday in March to the first Sunday in November.
Allocated prefixes
All 1 in-service prefixes, grouped by rate centre.
Gods River, MB
204-366
Elsewhere in Manitoba
| Rate centre | Province | Prefixes | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anola | MB | 11 | 7 |
| Melita | MB | 10 | 7 |
| Roblin | MB | 10 | 9 |
| Austin | MB | 9 | 6 |
| Lac Du Bonnet | MB | 9 | 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.