Phone prefixes in Rankin Inlet, NU
Rankin Inlet, NU is a rate centre in the Canadian numbering plan. CNAC records 3 in-service prefixes there, held by 3 carriers and spread across 1 area code (867). With 3 prefixes, Rankin Inlet is one of the five largest rate centres in Nunavut: 3rd of 25, holding 3.5% of the province’s prefixes, and 1557th of 2,920 rate centres across Canada.
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Where Rankin Inlet is
- Province or territory
- Nunavut
- Census division
- Kivalliq
- Local time
- — Central Time (CT), UTC−6; UTC−5 in daylight saving time
- Nearest rate centres
- Whale Cove (64 km), Chesterfield Inlet (82 km), Arviat (214 km), Baker Lake (247 km), Coral Harbour (451 km)
Divisions and places: Statistics Canada and NRCan. Straight-line distances.
In numbers
- In-service prefixes
- 3
- Telephone numbers covered
- 30,000
- Carriers
- 3
- Area codes
- 1
- Provinces and territories
- 1
- First assignment
- May 20, 2016
- Most recent assignment
- September 28, 2018
Rankin Inlet’s share of its area code
Within area code 867, Rankin Inlet accounts for only 3 of 258 prefixes (1.2%): the code is dominated by Yellowknife and spread over 75 rate centres.
| Area codes | Prefixes here | Prefixes in code | Share | Range | Largest rate centre |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 867 | 3 | 258 | 1.2 % | 867-226 – 867-645 | Yellowknife |
Who holds these numbers
Bell Mobility holds the largest share at 1 prefixes, 33.3% of the total, ahead of 2 other carriers. Code by code: in 867, Bell Mobility leads with 1 of 3 prefixes ahead of 2 others.
| Carrier | 867 |
|---|---|
| Bell Mobility | 1 |
| Northwestel | 1 |
| SSi Micro Ltd. | 1 |
Wireless and wireline
1 of Rankin Inlet’s 3 prefixes (33.3%) are held by carriers whose registered name marks a wireless business: Bell Mobility. Wireline prefixes still outnumber them, carried by Northwestel and SSi Micro Ltd. 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
Rankin Inlet’s dated assignments run from 2016 to 2018. The busiest period was 2015–2019, when 2 prefixes went to 2 carriers. 1 prefixes (33%) carry no date in the register: these are the historic pre-1999 assignments, the wireline bedrock of the rate centre. No prefix has been added since 2020: demand for numbers in Rankin Inlet is flat.
Rankin Inlet’s oldest prefixes, the ones the register leaves undated, belong to Northwestel: this carrier made up the landscape before competition arrived. The first dated assignment went to SSi Micro Ltd. in 2016. The most recent arrivals are Bell Mobility (2018) and SSi Micro Ltd. (2016), a sign that new carriers are still asking for numbers in Rankin Inlet.
Rankin Inlet has just 3 prefixes (30,000 numbers): a very small rate centre, typical of a village or rural area served by a single switching office.
No single carrier dominates Rankin Inlet: the leader, Bell Mobility, holds only 33.3% of the prefixes against 2 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 0.0% of the dated prefixes are less than ten years old, most having been handed out in 2015–2019, and 1 prefixes go back to the undated monopoly era. New Rankin Inlet numbers mostly come out of blocks that were assigned long ago.
Dialling a Rankin Inlet number
A single area code, 867, covers Rankin Inlet, 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 +1 867 and the seven-digit number.
The numbering neighbourhood
Rankin Inlet shares area code 867 with at least 20 other rate centres, including Yellowknife, Whitehorse, Iqaluit, Inuvik, Behchoko, Tuktoyaktuk, Arviat and Dawson City. The largest of them, Yellowknife, holds 35 prefixes in 867; the smallest on the list, Igloolik, has just 3.
| Rate centre | Province | Shared codes | Prefixes | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yellowknife | NT | 867 | 35 | 6 |
| Whitehorse | YT | 867 | 30 | 5 |
| Iqaluit | NU | 867 | 13 | 5 |
| Inuvik | NT | 867 | 8 | 4 |
| Behchoko | NT | 867 | 7 | 4 |
| Tuktoyaktuk | NT | 867 | 5 | 4 |
| Arviat | NU | 867 | 4 | 3 |
| Dawson City | YT | 867 | 4 | 3 |
| Arctic Bay | NU | 867 | 3 | 3 |
| Baker Lake | NU | 867 | 3 | 3 |
| Cambridge Bay | NU | 867 | 3 | 3 |
| Chesterfield Inlet | NU | 867 | 3 | 3 |
| Clyde River | NU | 867 | 3 | 3 |
| Coral Harbour | NU | 867 | 3 | 3 |
| Fort Providence | NT | 867 | 3 | 3 |
| Fort Smith | NT | 867 | 3 | 2 |
| Gjoa Haven | NU | 867 | 3 | 3 |
| Grise Fiord | NU | 867 | 3 | 3 |
| Hay River | NT | 867 | 3 | 2 |
| Igloolik | NU | 867 | 3 | 3 |
What a Rankin Inlet number tells you
A number attached to Rankin Inlet tells you that its prefix was issued to a carrier for this rate centre in Nunavut, most often Bell Mobility. It does not tell you where the handset is today: a subscriber may have ported the number to any of the 3 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 Nunavut area code is easy to borrow to look local.
Reading a register entry for Rankin Inlet: code 867-328 is recorded for Bell Mobility, so every 867-328-XXXX number (10,000 possible) descends from that assignment. “Rankin Inlet, Nunavut” there names a rate centre, not a municipality.
Every Rankin Inlet prefix
Each row is an in-service central-office code recorded for Rankin Inlet, with its original holder and year of assignment.
| Prefix | Carrier | Assigned |
|---|---|---|
| 867-226 | SSi Micro Ltd. | 2016 |
| 867-328 | Bell Mobility | 2018 |
| 867-645 | Northwestel | undated |
Had a call from a Rankin Inlet 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 Rankin Inlet?
Rankin Inlet falls under area code 867, in Nunavut. All 3 of the rate centre’s in-service prefixes sit in it.
Is a call from Rankin Inlet a cellphone or a landline?
More likely a landline or a VoIP service: mobility brands hold only 33.3% of Rankin Inlet’s prefixes.
Which carrier is behind a Rankin Inlet number?
In the register, Bell Mobility holds the most prefixes in Rankin Inlet (1 of 3), ahead of 2 other carriers. Code 867-328, for instance, belongs to Bell Mobility.
Is this Rankin Inlet 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 Rankin Inlet?
The latest code brought into service is 867-328, assigned to Bell Mobility on September 28, 2018. At the other end, the oldest dated prefix, 867-226, goes to SSi Micro Ltd. (May 20, 2016). A number in a recent prefix almost always belongs to a subscriber who signed up after that date.
What time zone is Rankin Inlet in?
Rankin Inlet is on Central Time (CT, UTC−6), with daylight saving time (UTC−5) from the second Sunday in March to the first Sunday in November.
Allocated prefixes
All 3 in-service prefixes, grouped by rate centre.
Rankin Inlet, NU
867-226 · 867-328 · 867-645
Elsewhere in Nunavut
| Rate centre | Province | Prefixes | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kimmirut | NU | 3 | 3 |
| Kinngait | NU | 3 | 3 |
| Kugaaruk | NU | 3 | 3 |
| Kugluktuk | NU | 3 | 3 |
| Naujaat | NU | 3 | 3 |
| Pangnirtung | NU | 3 | 3 |
| Pond Inlet | NU | 3 | 3 |
| Qikiqtarjuaq | NU | 3 | 3 |
| Resolute | NU | 3 | 3 |
| Sanikiluaq | NU | 3 | 3 |
| Sanirajak | NU | 3 | 3 |
| Taloyoak | NU | 3 | 3 |
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.