Phone prefixes in Moose Creek, ON
Moose Creek, ON 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 (613). With 1 prefixes, Moose Creek is a small rate centre within Ontario: 575th of 684, holding 0.0% of the province’s prefixes, and 2509th of 2,920 rate centres across Canada.
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Where Moose Creek is
- Province or territory
- Ontario
- Census division
- Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry
- Local time
- — Eastern Time (ET), UTC−5; UTC−4 in daylight saving time
- Nearest rate centres
- Maxville (10 km), Avonmore (10 km), Casselman (11 km), St. Isidore (15 km), Crysler (15 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
Moose Creek’s share of its area code
Within area code 613, Moose Creek accounts for only 1 of 772 prefixes (0.1%): the code is dominated by Ottawa-Hull and spread over 132 rate centres.
| Area codes | Prefixes here | Prefixes in code | Share | Range | Largest rate centre |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 613 | 1 | 772 | 0.1 % | 613-538 – 613-538 | Ottawa-Hull |
Who holds these numbers
Roxborough Telephone Company Ltd. holds every prefix here. Code by code: Roxborough Telephone Company Ltd. is the only holder in 613.
| Carrier | 613 |
|---|---|
| Roxborough Telephone Company Ltd. | 1 |
Wireless and wireline
None of Moose Creek’s holders carries a mobility brand in its registered name: all 1 prefixes belong to wireline or wholesale carriers, among them Roxborough Telephone Company Ltd. A call showing a Moose Creek 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 Moose Creek’s assignments: all 1 prefixes predate CNAC’s record-keeping, the signature of an old, settled network where nothing has been added in decades.
Roxborough Telephone Company Ltd. is the only carrier ever recorded for Moose Creek: 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.
Moose Creek 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: Roxborough Telephone Company Ltd. holds every prefix, and no competitor has ever requested a code for Moose Creek.
Dialling a Moose Creek number
A single area code, 613, covers Moose Creek, 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 +1 613 and the seven-digit number.
The numbering neighbourhood
Moose Creek shares area code 613 with at least 20 other rate centres, including Ottawa-Hull, Kingston, Belleville, Kanata-Stittsville, Cornwall, Brockville, Pembroke and Smiths Falls. The largest of them, Ottawa-Hull, holds 321 prefixes in 613; the smallest on the list, Gloucester, has just 4.
| Rate centre | Province | Shared codes | Prefixes | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ottawa-Hull | ON | 613 | 321 | 16 |
| Kingston | ON | 613 | 51 | 12 |
| Belleville | ON | 613 | 32 | 10 |
| Kanata-Stittsville | ON | 613 | 26 | 9 |
| Cornwall | ON | 613 | 21 | 7 |
| Brockville | ON | 613 | 16 | 8 |
| Pembroke | ON | 613 | 16 | 8 |
| Smiths Falls | ON | 613 | 16 | 9 |
| Carleton Place | ON | 613 | 13 | 7 |
| Perth | ON | 613 | 11 | 7 |
| Orleans | ON | 613 | 10 | 3 |
| Bancroft | ON | 613 | 9 | 6 |
| Trenton | ON | 613 | 8 | 5 |
| Picton | ON | 613 | 7 | 5 |
| Jockvale | ON | 613 | 6 | 3 |
| Cumberland | ON | 613 | 5 | 4 |
| Vankleek Hill | ON | 613 | 5 | 4 |
| Brighton | ON | 613 | 4 | 4 |
| Gananoque | ON | 613 | 4 | 4 |
| Gloucester | ON | 613 | 4 | 3 |
What a Moose Creek number tells you
A number attached to Moose Creek tells you that its prefix was issued to a carrier for this rate centre in Ontario, most often Roxborough Telephone Company Ltd.. 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 an Ontario area code is easy to borrow to look local.
Reading a register entry for Moose Creek: code 613-538 is recorded for Roxborough Telephone Company Ltd., so every 613-538-XXXX number (10,000 possible) descends from that assignment. “Moose Creek, Ontario” there names a rate centre, not a municipality.
Every Moose Creek prefix
Each row is an in-service central-office code recorded for Moose Creek, with its original holder and year of assignment.
| Prefix | Carrier | Assigned |
|---|---|---|
| 613-538 | Roxborough Telephone Company Ltd. | undated |
Had a call from a Moose Creek 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 Moose Creek?
Moose Creek falls under area code 613, in Ontario. All 1 of the rate centre’s in-service prefixes sit in it.
Is a call from Moose Creek a cellphone or a landline?
More likely a landline or a VoIP service: mobility brands hold only 0.0% of Moose Creek’s prefixes.
Which carrier is behind a Moose Creek number?
In the register, Roxborough Telephone Company Ltd. holds the most prefixes in Moose Creek (1 of 1), ahead of 0 other carriers. Code 613-538, for instance, belongs to Roxborough Telephone Company Ltd..
Is this Moose Creek 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 Moose Creek in?
Moose Creek is on Eastern Time (ET, UTC−5), with daylight saving time (UTC−4) from the second Sunday in March to the first Sunday in November.
Allocated prefixes
All 1 in-service prefixes, grouped by rate centre.
Moose Creek, ON
613-538
Elsewhere in Ontario
| Rate centre | Province | Prefixes | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto | ON | 2,148 | 24 |
| Hamilton | ON | 221 | 23 |
| London | ON | 217 | 23 |
| Kitchener-Waterloo | ON | 164 | 21 |
| Windsor | ON | 133 | 20 |
| Brampton | ON | 116 | 20 |
| Oshawa | ON | 110 | 20 |
| St. Catharines-Thorold | ON | 107 | 19 |
| Barrie | ON | 95 | 18 |
| Oakville | ON | 90 | 18 |
| Markham | ON | 81 | 17 |
| Ajax-Pickering | ON | 77 | 19 |
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.