Phone prefixes in Plessisville, QC

In numbers

In-service prefixes

11

Telephone numbers covered

110,000

Carriers

8

Area codes

2

Provinces and territories

1

First assignment

August 15, 2005

Most recent assignment

May 23, 2024

Plessisville’s share of its area codes

Within area code 819, Plessisville accounts for only 6 of 770 prefixes (0.8%): the code is dominated by Ottawa-Hull and spread over 211 rate centres. Within area code 873, Plessisville accounts for only 5 of 667 prefixes (0.7%): the code is dominated by Sherbrooke and spread over 162 rate centres.

Who holds these numbers

Iristel Inc. holds the largest share at 3 prefixes, 27.3% of the total, ahead of 7 other carriers. Code by code: in 819, Bell Canada leads with 2 of 6 prefixes ahead of 4 others; in 873, Iristel Inc. leads with 3 of 5 prefixes ahead of 2 others. No carrier holds prefixes in every one of Plessisville’s 2 area codes, while 8 appear in just one.

Wireless and wireline

2 of Plessisville’s 11 prefixes (18.2%) are held by carriers whose registered name marks a wireless business: Bell Mobility and TELUS Mobility. Wireline prefixes still outnumber them, carried by Iristel Inc, Bell Canada, Comwave Networks and ISP Telecom 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

Plessisville’s dated assignments run from 2005 to 2024. The busiest period was 2005–2009, when 4 prefixes went to 4 carriers. 2 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 2 prefixes have been added, so the rate centre is still growing.

Plessisville’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 Bell Mobility in 2005. The most recent arrivals are ISP Telecom Inc. (2020), Comwave Networks (2016) and Iristel Inc. (2016), a sign that new carriers are still asking for numbers in Plessisville.

Plessisville has only 11 prefixes, or 110,000 numbers: a small rate centre, where the arrival of a single new carrier visibly changes the landscape.

No single carrier dominates Plessisville: the leader, Iristel Inc., holds only 27.3% 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: 22.2% of the dated prefixes go back to the last ten years, the most active period being 2005–2009. The rate centre is growing at a regular rather than explosive pace.

2 undated in the register.

Dialling a Plessisville number

Plessisville is served by 2 overlaid area codes (819 and 873). A 873 number is no more “out of town” than a 819 one; from abroad, dial +1 and the full ten digits.

The numbering neighbourhood

Plessisville shares area codes 819 and 873 with at least 20 other rate centres, including Ottawa-Hull, Sherbrooke, Trois-Rivieres, Drummondville, Gatineau, Victoriaville, Val-D'Or and Maniwaki. The largest of them, Ottawa-Hull, holds 119 prefixes in 819 and 873; the smallest on the list, Ville-Marie, has just 12.

What a Plessisville number tells you

A number attached to Plessisville tells you that its prefix was issued to a carrier for this rate centre in Quebec, most often Iristel 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 a Quebec area code is easy to borrow to look local.

Reading a register entry for Plessisville: code 873-735 is recorded for Iristel Inc., so every 873-735-XXXX number (10,000 possible) descends from that assignment. “Plessisville, Quebec” there names a rate centre, not a municipality, and several area codes overlay it.

Every Plessisville prefix

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

Had a call from a Plessisville 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 11 in-service prefixes, grouped by rate centre.

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