Phone prefixes in Prospect Road, NS
Prospect Road, NS is a rate centre in the Canadian numbering plan. CNAC records 6 in-service prefixes there, held by 6 carriers and spread across 2 area codes (782, 902). With 6 prefixes, Prospect Road is a small rate centre within Nova Scotia: 40th of 146, holding 0.4% of the province’s prefixes, and 891st of 2,921 rate centres across Canada.
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In numbers
- In-service prefixes
- 6
- Telephone numbers covered
- 60,000
- Carriers
- 6
- Area codes
- 2
- Provinces and territories
- 1
- First assignment
- October 13, 1999
- Most recent assignment
- July 27, 2021
Prospect Road’s share of its area codes
Within area code 782, Prospect Road accounts for only 4 of 456 prefixes (0.9%): the code is dominated by Halifax and spread over 142 rate centres. Within area code 902, Prospect Road accounts for only 2 of 782 prefixes (0.3%): the code is dominated by Halifax and spread over 175 rate centres.
| Area codes | Prefixes here | Prefixes in code | Share | Range | Largest rate centre |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 782 | 4 | 456 | 0.9 % | 782-242 – 782-858 | Halifax |
| 902 | 2 | 782 | 0.3 % | 902-850 – 902-852 | Halifax |
Who holds these numbers
Aliant Telecom (NS) holds the largest share at 1 prefixes, 16.7% of the total, ahead of 5 other carriers. Code by code: in 782, Distributel leads with 1 of 4 prefixes ahead of 3 others; in 902, Aliant Telecom (NS) leads with 1 of 2 prefixes ahead of 1 others. No carrier holds prefixes in every one of Prospect Road’s 2 area codes, while 6 appear in just one.
| Carrier | 782 | 902 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aliant Telecom (NS) | — | 1 | 1 |
| Bragg Communications Inc. | — | 1 | 1 |
| Distributel | 1 | — | 1 |
| Fibernetics Corporation | 1 | — | 1 |
| ISP Telecom Inc. | 1 | — | 1 |
| TELUS Integrated Communications | 1 | — | 1 |
Wireless and wireline
None of Prospect Road’s holders carries a mobility brand in its registered name: all 6 prefixes belong to wireline or wholesale carriers, among them Aliant Telecom (NS), Bragg Communications Inc, Distributel and Fibernetics Corporation. A call showing a Prospect Road number therefore nominally comes from a landline, cable or VoIP platform rather than a locally assigned cellphone.
How the allocation was built up
Prospect Road’s dated assignments run from 1999 to 2021. The busiest period was 2015–2019, when 2 prefixes went to 2 carriers. 1 prefixes (17%) 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.
Prospect Road’s oldest prefixes, the ones the register leaves undated, belong to Aliant Telecom (NS): this carrier made up the landscape before competition arrived. The first dated assignment went to Bragg Communications Inc. in 1999. The most recent arrivals are ISP Telecom Inc. (2021), Fibernetics Corporation (2021) and TELUS Integrated Communications (2019), a sign that new carriers are still asking for numbers in Prospect Road.
Prospect Road has just 6 prefixes (60,000 numbers): a very small rate centre, typical of a village or rural area served by a single switching office.
No single carrier dominates Prospect Road: the leader, Aliant Telecom (NS), holds only 16.7% of the prefixes against 5 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: 40.0% 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.
| Period | Prefixes | Carriers |
|---|---|---|
| 1995–1999 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015–2019 | 2 | 2 |
| 2020–2024 | 2 | 2 |
1 undated in the register.
Dialling a Prospect Road number
Prospect Road is served by 2 overlaid area codes (782 and 902). A 902 number is no more “out of town” than a 782 one; from abroad, dial +1 and the full ten digits.
The numbering neighbourhood
Prospect Road shares area codes 782 and 902 with at least 20 other rate centres, including Halifax, Charlottetown, Sydney, Truro, Amherst, New Glasgow, Kentville and Summerside. The largest of them, Halifax, holds 220 prefixes in 782 and 902; the smallest on the list, Musquodoboit Harbour, has just 12.
| Rate centre | Province | Shared codes | Prefixes | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halifax | NS | 782, 902 | 220 | 15 |
| Charlottetown | PE | 782, 902 | 54 | 11 |
| Sydney | NS | 782, 902 | 44 | 11 |
| Truro | NS | 782, 902 | 30 | 12 |
| Amherst | NS | 782, 902 | 27 | 12 |
| New Glasgow | NS | 782, 902 | 27 | 10 |
| Kentville | NS | 782, 902 | 25 | 11 |
| Summerside | PE | 782, 902 | 24 | 9 |
| Windsor | NS | 782, 902 | 24 | 12 |
| Bridgewater | NS | 782, 902 | 22 | 12 |
| Yarmouth | NS | 782, 902 | 21 | 10 |
| Antigonish | NS | 782, 902 | 16 | 8 |
| Liverpool | NS | 782, 902 | 16 | 11 |
| Chester | NS | 782, 902 | 15 | 11 |
| Montague | PE | 782, 902 | 14 | 8 |
| Shubenacadie | NS | 782, 902 | 14 | 9 |
| Barrington | NS | 782, 902 | 13 | 8 |
| Digby | NS | 782, 902 | 13 | 8 |
| Alberton | PE | 782, 902 | 12 | 7 |
| Musquodoboit Harbour | NS | 782, 902 | 12 | 9 |
What a Prospect Road number tells you
A number attached to Prospect Road tells you that its prefix was issued to a carrier for this rate centre in Nova Scotia, most often Aliant Telecom (NS). It does not tell you where the handset is today: a subscriber may have ported the number to any of the 6 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 Nova Scotia area code is easy to borrow to look local.
Reading a register entry for Prospect Road: code 902-852 is recorded for Aliant Telecom (NS), so every 902-852-XXXX number (10,000 possible) descends from that assignment. “Prospect Road, Nova Scotia” there names a rate centre, not a municipality, and several area codes overlay it.
Every Prospect Road prefix
Each row is an in-service central-office code recorded for Prospect Road, with its original holder and year of assignment.
| Prefix | Carrier | Assigned |
|---|---|---|
| 782-242 | TELUS Integrated Communications | 2019 |
| 782-284 | Distributel | 2018 |
| 782-513 | Fibernetics Corporation | 2021 |
| 782-858 | ISP Telecom Inc. | 2021 |
| 902-850 | Bragg Communications Inc. | 1999 |
| 902-852 | Aliant Telecom (NS) | undated |
Frequently asked
What is the area code for Prospect Road?
Prospect Road does not have one area code but 2: 782 and 902. The best-stocked is 782. All are dialled with ten digits and none is “more local” than another.
Is a call from Prospect Road a cellphone or a landline?
More likely a landline or a VoIP service: mobility brands hold only 0.0% of Prospect Road’s prefixes.
Which carrier is behind a Prospect Road number?
In the register, Aliant Telecom (NS) holds the most prefixes in Prospect Road (1 of 6), ahead of 5 other carriers. Code 902-852, for instance, belongs to Aliant Telecom (NS).
Is this Prospect Road 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 is the newest prefix in Prospect Road?
The latest code brought into service is 782-858, assigned to ISP Telecom Inc. on July 27, 2021. At the other end, the oldest dated prefix, 902-850, goes to Bragg Communications Inc. (October 13, 1999). A number in a recent prefix almost always belongs to a subscriber who signed up after that date.
Allocated prefixes
All 6 in-service prefixes, grouped by rate centre.
Prospect Road, NS
782-242 · 782-284 · 782-513 · 782-858 · 902-850 · 902-852
Elsewhere in Nova Scotia
| Rate centre | Province | Prefixes | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Port Hawkesbury | NS | 12 | 8 |
| Caledonia | NS | 11 | 7 |
| Shelburne | NS | 11 | 8 |
| Middleton | NS | 10 | 6 |
| Weymouth | NS | 10 | 5 |
| Parrsboro | NS | 9 | 7 |
| Sackville | NS | 9 | 6 |
| Annapolis Royal | NS | 8 | 6 |
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.