Phone prefixes in Lloydminster

In numbers

In-service prefixes

33

Telephone numbers covered

330,000

Carriers

13

Area codes

6

Provinces and territories

2

First assignment

March 10, 2000

Most recent assignment

April 14, 2026

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.

• Alberta — 22 prefixes
• Saskatchewan — 11 prefixes

Lloydminster’s share of its area codes

Within area code 780, Lloydminster accounts for only 11 of 780 prefixes (1.4%): the code is dominated by Edmonton and spread over 195 rate centres. Within area code 587, Lloydminster accounts for only 7 of 779 prefixes (0.9%): the code is dominated by Calgary and spread over 137 rate centres. Within area code 306, Lloydminster accounts for only 6 of 777 prefixes (0.8%): the code is dominated by Saskatoon and spread over 228 rate centres. Within area code 639, Lloydminster accounts for only 5 of 776 prefixes (0.6%): the code is dominated by Regina and spread over 202 rate centres. Within area code 825, Lloydminster accounts for only 3 of 770 prefixes (0.4%): the code is dominated by Calgary and spread over 301 rate centres. Within area code 368, Lloydminster accounts for only 1 of 98 prefixes (1.0%): the code is dominated by Calgary and spread over 25 rate centres.

Who holds these numbers

TELUS holds the largest share at 8 prefixes, 24.2% of the total, ahead of 12 other carriers. Code by code: in 780, TELUS leads with 6 of 11 prefixes ahead of 4 others; in 587, TELUS leads with 1 of 7 prefixes ahead of 6 others; in 306, TELUS Mobility leads with 2 of 6 prefixes ahead of 2 others; in 639, SaskTel Mobility leads with 2 of 5 prefixes ahead of 3 others; in 825, Iristel Inc. leads with 2 of 3 prefixes ahead of 1 others; Fibernetics Corporation is the only holder in 368. No carrier holds prefixes in every one of Lloydminster’s 6 area codes, while 7 appear in just one.

Wireless and wireline

14 of Lloydminster’s 33 prefixes (42.4%) are held by carriers whose registered name marks a wireless business: TELUS Mobility, SaskTel Mobility, Bell Mobility, Fido Solutions Inc and Rogers Communications Canada Inc. (Wireless). Wireline prefixes still outnumber them, carried by TELUS, Iristel Inc, SaskTel and Bell West Inc. 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

Lloydminster’s dated assignments run from 2000 to 2026. The busiest period was 2015–2019, when 8 prefixes went to 6 carriers. 6 prefixes (18%) carry no date in the register: these are the historic pre-1999 assignments, the wireline bedrock of the rate centre. Since 2020 another 5 prefixes have been added, so the rate centre is still growing.

Lloydminster’s oldest prefixes, the ones the register leaves undated, belong to TELUS, SaskTel and SaskTel Mobility: these carriers made up the landscape before competition arrived. The first dated assignment went to Rogers Communications Canada Inc. (Wireless) in 2000. The most recent arrivals are Fibernetics Corporation (2026), SaskTel (2020) and TELUS Integrated Communications (2019), a sign that new carriers are still asking for numbers in Lloydminster.

Lloydminster’s 33 prefixes provide 330,000 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 Lloydminster: the leader, TELUS, holds only 24.2% of the prefixes against 12 competitors, a sign of a highly fragmented market where cable companies, mobility brands and VoIP providers weigh as much as the incumbent.

Allocation is mature: only 18.5% of the dated prefixes are less than ten years old, most having been handed out in 2015–2019, and 6 prefixes go back to the undated monopoly era. New Lloydminster numbers mostly come out of blocks that were assigned long ago.

6 undated in the register.

Dialling a Lloydminster number

Lloydminster is served by 6 overlaid area codes (780, 587, 306, 639, 825 and 368). A 368 number is no more “out of town” than a 780 one; from abroad, dial +1 and the full ten digits.

The numbering neighbourhood

Lloydminster shares area codes 780, 587, 306, 639, 825 and 368 with at least 20 other rate centres, including Edmonton, Calgary, Regina, Saskatoon, Fort McMurray, Moose Jaw, Grande Prairie and Red Deer. The largest of them, Edmonton, holds 505 prefixes in 368, 587, 780 and 825; the smallest on the list, Edson, has just 19.

What a Lloydminster number tells you

A number attached to Lloydminster tells you that its prefix was issued to a carrier for this rate centre in Alberta, most often TELUS. It does not tell you where the handset is today: a subscriber may have ported the number to any of the 13 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 Alberta area code is easy to borrow to look local.

Reading a register entry for Lloydminster: code 780-808 is recorded for TELUS, so every 780-808-XXXX number (10,000 possible) descends from that assignment. “Lloydminster, Alberta” there names a rate centre, not a municipality, and several area codes overlay it.

Every Lloydminster prefix

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

Had a call from a Lloydminster 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 33 in-service prefixes, grouped by rate centre.

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