Phone prefixes in Port Mellon, BC
Port Mellon, BC 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 (604). With 1 prefixes, Port Mellon is a small rate centre within British Columbia: 283rd of 309, holding 0.0% of the province’s prefixes, and 2510th of 2,920 rate centres across Canada.
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Where Port Mellon is
- Province or territory
- British Columbia
- Census division
- Sunshine Coast
- Local time
- — Pacific Time (PT), UTC−8; UTC−7 in daylight saving time
- Nearest rate centres
- Gibsons (12 km), Bowen Island (18 km), Sechelt (23 km), Britannia Beach (24 km), West Vancouver (27 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
Port Mellon’s share of its area code
Within area code 604, Port Mellon accounts for only 1 of 781 prefixes (0.1%): the code is dominated by Vancouver and spread over 43 rate centres.
| Area codes | Prefixes here | Prefixes in code | Share | Range | Largest rate centre |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 604 | 1 | 781 | 0.1 % | 604-884 – 604-884 | Vancouver |
Who holds these numbers
TELUS holds every prefix here. Code by code: TELUS is the only holder in 604.
| Carrier | 604 |
|---|---|
| TELUS | 1 |
Wireless and wireline
None of Port Mellon’s holders carries a mobility brand in its registered name: all 1 prefixes belong to wireline or wholesale carriers, among them TELUS. A call showing a Port Mellon 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 Port Mellon’s assignments: all 1 prefixes predate CNAC’s record-keeping, the signature of an old, settled network where nothing has been added in decades.
TELUS is the only carrier ever recorded for Port Mellon: 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.
Port Mellon 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: TELUS holds every prefix, and no competitor has ever requested a code for Port Mellon.
Dialling a Port Mellon number
A single area code, 604, covers Port Mellon, 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 +1 604 and the seven-digit number.
The numbering neighbourhood
Port Mellon shares area code 604 with at least 20 other rate centres, including Vancouver, New Westminster, Richmond, Abbotsford, North Vancouver, Chilliwack, Newton and Whalley. The largest of them, Vancouver, holds 343 prefixes in 604; the smallest on the list, Mission, has just 8.
| Rate centre | Province | Shared codes | Prefixes | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vancouver | BC | 604 | 343 | 15 |
| New Westminster | BC | 604 | 65 | 11 |
| Richmond | BC | 604 | 41 | 8 |
| Abbotsford | BC | 604 | 30 | 8 |
| North Vancouver | BC | 604 | 26 | 6 |
| Chilliwack | BC | 604 | 22 | 8 |
| Newton | BC | 604 | 21 | 5 |
| Whalley | BC | 604 | 21 | 5 |
| Aldergrove | BC | 604 | 20 | 6 |
| Whistler | BC | 604 | 18 | 9 |
| Port Coquitlam | BC | 604 | 14 | 3 |
| West Vancouver | BC | 604 | 12 | 3 |
| Langley | BC | 604 | 11 | 3 |
| Port Moody | BC | 604 | 11 | 2 |
| Squamish | BC | 604 | 11 | 5 |
| Sechelt | BC | 604 | 10 | 5 |
| Haney | BC | 604 | 9 | 2 |
| Ladner | BC | 604 | 9 | 3 |
| White Rock | BC | 604 | 9 | 2 |
| Mission | BC | 604 | 8 | 2 |
What a Port Mellon number tells you
A number attached to Port Mellon tells you that its prefix was issued to a carrier for this rate centre in British Columbia, most often TELUS. 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 British Columbia area code is easy to borrow to look local.
Reading a register entry for Port Mellon: code 604-884 is recorded for TELUS, so every 604-884-XXXX number (10,000 possible) descends from that assignment. “Port Mellon, British Columbia” there names a rate centre, not a municipality.
Every Port Mellon prefix
Each row is an in-service central-office code recorded for Port Mellon, with its original holder and year of assignment.
Had a call from a Port Mellon 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 Port Mellon?
Port Mellon falls under area code 604, in British Columbia. All 1 of the rate centre’s in-service prefixes sit in it.
Is a call from Port Mellon a cellphone or a landline?
More likely a landline or a VoIP service: mobility brands hold only 0.0% of Port Mellon’s prefixes.
Which carrier is behind a Port Mellon number?
In the register, TELUS holds the most prefixes in Port Mellon (1 of 1), ahead of 0 other carriers. Code 604-884, for instance, belongs to TELUS.
Is this Port Mellon 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 Port Mellon in?
Port Mellon is on Pacific Time (PT, UTC−8), with daylight saving time (UTC−7) from the second Sunday in March to the first Sunday in November.
Allocated prefixes
All 1 in-service prefixes, grouped by rate centre.
Port Mellon, BC
604-884
Elsewhere in British Columbia
| Rate centre | Province | Prefixes | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria | BC | 169 | 16 |
| Kelowna | BC | 77 | 14 |
| Nanaimo | BC | 48 | 14 |
| South Kamloops | BC | 48 | 13 |
| Prince George | BC | 45 | 12 |
| Cranbrook | BC | 37 | 12 |
| Vernon | BC | 37 | 12 |
| Penticton | BC | 31 | 12 |
| Fort St. John | BC | 27 | 10 |
| Duncan | BC | 26 | 10 |
| Courtenay | BC | 24 | 8 |
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.