Phone prefixes in Sherbrooke

In numbers

In-service prefixes

106

Telephone numbers covered

1,060,000

Carriers

19

Area codes

5

Provinces and territories

2

First assignment

December 23, 1999

Most recent assignment

March 28, 2025

Provinces and territories

This name is used for separate rate centres in 2 provinces. The prefixes below share a name in the CNAC register but belong to different communities.

• Quebec — 104 prefixes
• Nova Scotia — 2 prefixes

Sherbrooke’s share of its area codes

Within area code 819, Sherbrooke accounts for only 62 of 770 prefixes (8.1%): the code is dominated by Ottawa-Hull and spread over 211 rate centres. Within area code 873, Sherbrooke accounts for only 39 of 667 prefixes (5.8%): the code is dominated by Sherbrooke and spread over 162 rate centres. Within area code 468, Sherbrooke accounts for only 3 of 67 prefixes (4.5%): the code is dominated by Ottawa-Hull and spread over 57 rate centres. Within area code 782, Sherbrooke accounts for only 1 of 461 prefixes (0.2%): the code is dominated by Halifax and spread over 143 rate centres. Within area code 902, Sherbrooke accounts for only 1 of 782 prefixes (0.1%): the code is dominated by Halifax and spread over 174 rate centres.

Who holds these numbers

Bell Canada holds the largest share at 20 prefixes, 18.9% of the total, ahead of 18 other carriers. Code by code: in 819, Bell Canada leads with 19 of 62 prefixes ahead of 13 others; in 873, Rogers Communications Canada Inc. (Wireless) leads with 11 of 39 prefixes ahead of 10 others; in 468, Rogers Communications Canada Inc. (Wireless) leads with 1 of 3 prefixes ahead of 2 others; Bragg Communications Inc. is the only holder in 782; Aliant Telecom (NS) is the only holder in 902. No carrier holds prefixes in every one of Sherbrooke’s 5 area codes, while 10 appear in just one.

Wireless and wireline

49 of Sherbrooke’s 106 prefixes (46.2%) are held by carriers whose registered name marks a wireless business: Bell Mobility, Rogers Communications Canada Inc. (Wireless), TELUS Mobility and Fido Solutions Inc. Wireline prefixes still outnumber them, carried by Bell Canada, Videotron Ltd, Iristel Inc and IXICA Communications Inc. 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

Sherbrooke’s dated assignments run from 1999 to 2025. The busiest period was 2015–2019, when 21 prefixes went to 8 carriers. 24 prefixes (23%) carry no date in the register: these are the historic pre-1999 assignments, the wireline bedrock of the rate centre. Since 2020 another 21 prefixes have been added, so the rate centre is still growing.

Sherbrooke’s oldest prefixes, the ones the register leaves undated, belong to Bell Canada, Rogers Communications Canada Inc. (Wireless) and Aliant Telecom (NS): 6 carriers made up the landscape before competition arrived. The first dated assignment went to Videotron Ltd. in 1999. The most recent arrivals are Cogeco Connexion Inc. (2024), IXICA Communications Inc. (2021) and Rogers Communications Canada Inc. (Cable) (2017), a sign that new carriers are still asking for numbers in Sherbrooke.

Its 106 prefixes stand for 1,060,000 possible numbers: Sherbrooke is a large rate centre, the kind that hosts several switching offices and a sizeable business clientele.

No single carrier dominates Sherbrooke: the leader, Bell Canada, holds only 18.9% of the prefixes against 18 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: 25.6% 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.

The register also shows 5 prefixes assigned but not yet in service in Sherbrooke (Bell Mobility and TELUS Mobility): numbers that will start showing up on call displays in the coming months.

24 undated in the register.

Dialling a Sherbrooke number

Sherbrooke is served by 5 overlaid area codes (819, 873, 468, 782 and 902). A 902 number is no more “out of town” than a 819 one; from abroad, dial +1 and the full ten digits.

The numbering neighbourhood

Sherbrooke shares area codes 819, 873, 468, 782 and 902 with at least 20 other rate centres, including Halifax, Ottawa-Hull, Trois-Rivieres, Charlottetown, Drummondville, Sydney, Windsor and Truro. The largest of them, Halifax, holds 220 prefixes in 782 and 902; the smallest on the list, Bridgewater, has just 22.

What a Sherbrooke number tells you

A number attached to Sherbrooke tells you that its prefix was issued to a carrier for this rate centre in Quebec, most often Bell Canada. It does not tell you where the handset is today: a subscriber may have ported the number to any of the 19 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 Quebec area code is easy to borrow to look local.

Reading a register entry for Sherbrooke: code 819-346 is recorded for Bell Canada, so every 819-346-XXXX number (10,000 possible) descends from that assignment. “Sherbrooke, Quebec” there names a rate centre, not a municipality, and several area codes overlay it.

Every Sherbrooke prefix

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

Had a call from a Sherbrooke 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 106 in-service prefixes, grouped by rate centre.

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