Phone prefixes in Kemptville, ON

In numbers

In-service prefixes

9

Telephone numbers covered

90,000

Carriers

8

Area codes

3

Provinces and territories

1

First assignment

December 20, 2007

Most recent assignment

June 14, 2022

Kemptville’s share of its area codes

Within area code 343, Kemptville accounts for only 5 of 641 prefixes (0.8%): the code is dominated by Ottawa-Hull and spread over 116 rate centres. Within area code 613, Kemptville accounts for only 3 of 772 prefixes (0.4%): the code is dominated by Ottawa-Hull and spread over 132 rate centres. Within area code 753, Kemptville accounts for only 1 of 103 prefixes (1.0%): the code is dominated by Ottawa-Hull and spread over 62 rate centres.

Who holds these numbers

IXICA Communications Inc. holds the largest share at 2 prefixes, 22.2% of the total, ahead of 7 other carriers. Code by code: in 343, IXICA Communications Inc. leads with 1 of 5 prefixes ahead of 4 others; in 613, Bell Canada leads with 1 of 3 prefixes ahead of 2 others; IXICA Communications Inc. is the only holder in 753. No carrier holds prefixes in every one of Kemptville’s 3 area codes, while 7 appear in just one.

Wireless and wireline

None of Kemptville’s holders carries a mobility brand in its registered name: all 9 prefixes belong to wireline or wholesale carriers, among them IXICA Communications Inc, Bell Canada, Distributel and Fibernetics Corporation. A call showing a Kemptville number therefore nominally comes from a landline, cable or VoIP platform rather than a locally assigned cellphone.

How the allocation was built up

Kemptville’s dated assignments run from 2007 to 2022. The busiest period was 2015–2019, when 3 prefixes went to 3 carriers. 1 prefixes (11%) carry no date in the register: these are the historic pre-1999 assignments, the wireline bedrock of the rate centre. Since 2020 another 3 prefixes have been added, so the rate centre is still growing.

Kemptville’s oldest prefixes, the ones the register leaves undated, belong to Bell Canada: this carrier made up the landscape before competition arrived. The first dated assignment went to TELUS Integrated Communications in 2007. The most recent arrivals are Rogers Communications Canada Inc. (Cable) (2020), ISP Telecom Inc. (2020) and IXICA Communications Inc. (2018), a sign that new carriers are still asking for numbers in Kemptville.

Kemptville has just 9 prefixes (90,000 numbers): a very small rate centre, typical of a village or rural area served by a single switching office.

No single carrier dominates Kemptville: the leader, IXICA Communications Inc., holds only 22.2% of the prefixes against 7 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: 37.5% of the dated prefixes go back to the last ten years, the most active period being 2015–2019. The rate centre is growing at a regular rather than explosive pace.

1 undated in the register.

Dialling a Kemptville number

Kemptville is served by 3 overlaid area codes (343, 613 and 753). A 753 number is no more “out of town” than a 343 one; from abroad, dial +1 and the full ten digits.

The numbering neighbourhood

Kemptville shares area codes 343, 613 and 753 with at least 20 other rate centres, including Ottawa-Hull, Kingston, Belleville, Cornwall, Kanata-Stittsville, Brockville, Smiths Falls and Bancroft. The largest of them, Ottawa-Hull, holds 441 prefixes in 343, 613 and 753; the smallest on the list, Cumberland, has just 11.

What a Kemptville number tells you

A number attached to Kemptville tells you that its prefix was issued to a carrier for this rate centre in Ontario, most often IXICA Communications Inc.. It does not tell you where the handset is today: a subscriber may have ported the number to any of the 8 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 Ontario area code is easy to borrow to look local.

Reading a register entry for Kemptville: code 343-334 is recorded for IXICA Communications Inc., so every 343-334-XXXX number (10,000 possible) descends from that assignment. “Kemptville, Ontario” there names a rate centre, not a municipality, and several area codes overlay it.

Every Kemptville prefix

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

Had a call from a Kemptville 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 9 in-service prefixes, grouped by rate centre.

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