Phone prefixes in Sandy Cove, NS
Sandy Cove, NS 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 (902). With 1 prefixes, Sandy Cove is a small rate centre within Nova Scotia: 144th of 146, holding 0.1% of the province’s prefixes, and 2510th of 2,921 rate centres across Canada.
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In numbers
- In-service prefixes
- 1
- Telephone numbers covered
- 10,000
- Carriers
- 1
- Area codes
- 1
- Provinces and territories
- 1
Sandy Cove’s share of its area code
Within area code 902, Sandy Cove accounts for only 1 of 782 prefixes (0.1%): the code is dominated by Halifax and spread over 175 rate centres.
| Area codes | Prefixes here | Prefixes in code | Share | Range | Largest rate centre |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 902 | 1 | 782 | 0.1 % | 902-834 – 902-834 | Halifax |
Who holds these numbers
Aliant Telecom (NS) holds every prefix here. Code by code: Aliant Telecom (NS) is the only holder in 902.
| Carrier | 902 |
|---|---|
| Aliant Telecom (NS) | 1 |
Wireless and wireline
None of Sandy Cove’s holders carries a mobility brand in its registered name: all 1 prefixes belong to wireline or wholesale carriers, among them Aliant Telecom (NS). A call showing a Sandy Cove 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 Sandy Cove’s assignments: all 1 prefixes predate CNAC’s record-keeping, the signature of an old, settled network where nothing has been added in decades.
Aliant Telecom (NS) is the only carrier ever recorded for Sandy Cove: 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.
Sandy Cove 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: Aliant Telecom (NS) holds every prefix, and no competitor has ever requested a code for Sandy Cove.
Dialling a Sandy Cove number
A single area code, 902, covers Sandy Cove, 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 +1 902 and the seven-digit number.
The numbering neighbourhood
Sandy Cove shares area code 902 with at least 20 other rate centres, including Halifax, Charlottetown, Sydney, New Glasgow, Truro, Bridgewater, Kentville and Amherst. The largest of them, Halifax, holds 163 prefixes in 902; the smallest on the list, Montague, has just 8.
| Rate centre | Province | Shared codes | Prefixes | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halifax | NS | 902 | 163 | 14 |
| Charlottetown | PE | 902 | 37 | 8 |
| Sydney | NS | 902 | 29 | 9 |
| New Glasgow | NS | 902 | 22 | 9 |
| Truro | NS | 902 | 20 | 10 |
| Bridgewater | NS | 902 | 18 | 10 |
| Kentville | NS | 902 | 18 | 8 |
| Amherst | NS | 902 | 17 | 10 |
| Windsor | NS | 902 | 16 | 9 |
| Yarmouth | NS | 902 | 15 | 8 |
| Antigonish | NS | 902 | 14 | 8 |
| Summerside | PE | 902 | 14 | 7 |
| Barrington | NS | 902 | 10 | 7 |
| Chester | NS | 902 | 10 | 8 |
| Port Hawkesbury | NS | 902 | 10 | 7 |
| Alberton | PE | 902 | 9 | 6 |
| Shelburne | NS | 902 | 9 | 7 |
| Digby | NS | 902 | 8 | 6 |
| Liverpool | NS | 902 | 8 | 6 |
| Montague | PE | 902 | 8 | 5 |
What a Sandy Cove number tells you
A number attached to Sandy Cove 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 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 Nova Scotia area code is easy to borrow to look local.
Reading a register entry for Sandy Cove: code 902-834 is recorded for Aliant Telecom (NS), so every 902-834-XXXX number (10,000 possible) descends from that assignment. “Sandy Cove, Nova Scotia” there names a rate centre, not a municipality.
Every Sandy Cove prefix
Each row is an in-service central-office code recorded for Sandy Cove, with its original holder and year of assignment.
| Prefix | Carrier | Assigned |
|---|---|---|
| 902-834 | Aliant Telecom (NS) | undated |
Frequently asked
What is the area code for Sandy Cove?
Sandy Cove falls under area code 902, in Nova Scotia. All 1 of the rate centre’s in-service prefixes sit in it.
Is a call from Sandy Cove a cellphone or a landline?
More likely a landline or a VoIP service: mobility brands hold only 0.0% of Sandy Cove’s prefixes.
Which carrier is behind a Sandy Cove number?
In the register, Aliant Telecom (NS) holds the most prefixes in Sandy Cove (1 of 1), ahead of 0 other carriers. Code 902-834, for instance, belongs to Aliant Telecom (NS).
Is this Sandy Cove 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.
Allocated prefixes
All 1 in-service prefixes, grouped by rate centre.
Sandy Cove, NS
902-834
Elsewhere in Nova Scotia
| Rate centre | Province | Prefixes | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shubenacadie | NS | 14 | 9 |
| Musquodoboit Harbour | NS | 12 | 9 |
| Caledonia | NS | 11 | 7 |
| 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.