Phone prefixes in Saskatoon, SK

In numbers

In-service prefixes

133

Telephone numbers covered

1,330,000

Carriers

15

Area codes

3

Provinces and territories

1

First assignment

July 28, 1999

Most recent assignment

February 18, 2026

Saskatoon’s share of its area codes

Within area code 306, Saskatoon takes 91 of 777 prefixes (11.7%), a substantial slice of a code shared by 228 rate centres, the largest of them Saskatoon. Within area code 639, Saskatoon accounts for only 33 of 776 prefixes (4.3%): the code is dominated by Regina and spread over 202 rate centres. Within area code 474, Saskatoon takes 9 of 90 prefixes (10.0%), a substantial slice of a code shared by 70 rate centres, the largest of them Saskatoon.

Who holds these numbers

SaskTel holds the largest share at 35 prefixes, 26.3% of the total, ahead of 14 other carriers. Code by code: in 306, SaskTel leads with 34 of 91 prefixes ahead of 11 others; in 639, Iristel Inc. leads with 12 of 33 prefixes ahead of 10 others; in 474, Bell Mobility leads with 6 of 9 prefixes ahead of 2 others. 3 carriers hold prefixes in every one of Saskatoon’s 3 area codes, while 7 appear in just one.

Wireless and wireline

66 of Saskatoon’s 133 prefixes (49.6%) are held by carriers whose registered name marks a wireless business: SaskTel Mobility, Bell Mobility, TELUS Mobility, Rogers Communications Canada Inc. (Wireless) and Fido Solutions Inc. Wireline prefixes still outnumber them, carried by SaskTel, Iristel Inc, Shaw Telecom Inc and Fibernetics Corporation. 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

Saskatoon’s dated assignments run from 1999 to 2026. The busiest period was 2015–2019, when 26 prefixes went to 9 carriers. 37 prefixes (28%) carry no date in the register: these are the historic pre-1999 assignments, the wireline bedrock of the rate centre. Since 2020 another 19 prefixes have been added, so the rate centre is still growing.

Saskatoon’s oldest prefixes, the ones the register leaves undated, belong to SaskTel, SaskTel Mobility and Rogers Communications Canada Inc. (Wireless): these carriers made up the landscape before competition arrived. The first dated assignment went to TELUS Mobility in 1999. The most recent arrivals are ISP Telecom Inc. (2022), Access Communications Co-operative Limited (2018) and Fibernetics Corporation (2017), a sign that new carriers are still asking for numbers in Saskatoon.

Its 133 prefixes stand for 1,330,000 possible numbers: Saskatoon is a large rate centre, the kind that hosts several switching offices and a sizeable business clientele.

No single carrier dominates Saskatoon: the leader, SaskTel, holds only 26.3% of the prefixes against 14 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 19.8% of the dated prefixes are less than ten years old, most having been handed out in 2015–2019, and 37 prefixes go back to the undated monopoly era. New Saskatoon numbers mostly come out of blocks that were assigned long ago.

The register also shows 1 prefix assigned but not yet in service in Saskatoon (TELUS Mobility): numbers that will start showing up on call displays in the coming months.

37 undated in the register.

Dialling a Saskatoon number

Saskatoon is served by 3 overlaid area codes (306, 639 and 474). A 474 number is no more “out of town” than a 306 one; from abroad, dial +1 and the full ten digits.

The numbering neighbourhood

Saskatoon shares area codes 306, 639 and 474 with at least 20 other rate centres, including Regina, Moose Jaw, Prince Albert, North Battleford, Yorkton, Swift Current, Moosomin and Outlook. The largest of them, Regina, holds 162 prefixes in 306, 474 and 639; the smallest on the list, Melville, has just 12.

What a Saskatoon number tells you

A number attached to Saskatoon tells you that its prefix was issued to a carrier for this rate centre in Saskatchewan, most often SaskTel. It does not tell you where the handset is today: a subscriber may have ported the number to any of the 15 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 Saskatchewan area code is easy to borrow to look local.

Reading a register entry for Saskatoon: code 306-242 is recorded for SaskTel, so every 306-242-XXXX number (10,000 possible) descends from that assignment. “Saskatoon, Saskatchewan” there names a rate centre, not a municipality, and several area codes overlay it.

Every Saskatoon prefix

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

What people check and report about Saskatoon numbers

Searches typed into this site's lookup form since July 28, 2026, plus the verdicts and moderated reports visitors left. A search usually follows a missed call.

Checks

24

Different numbers

24

Different people

23

Had a call from a Saskatoon 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 133 in-service prefixes, grouped by rate centre.

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