Phone prefixes in Stoney Creek, ON

In numbers

In-service prefixes

21

Telephone numbers covered

210,000

Carriers

13

Area codes

3

Provinces and territories

1

First assignment

January 17, 2002

Most recent assignment

October 11, 2024

Stoney Creek’s share of its area codes

Within area code 365, Stoney Creek accounts for only 9 of 702 prefixes (1.3%): the code is dominated by Markham and spread over 88 rate centres. Within area code 289, Stoney Creek accounts for only 8 of 772 prefixes (1.0%): the code is dominated by Hamilton and spread over 87 rate centres. Within area code 905, Stoney Creek accounts for only 4 of 773 prefixes (0.5%): the code is dominated by Hamilton and spread over 94 rate centres.

Who holds these numbers

Iristel Inc. holds the largest share at 4 prefixes, 19.0% of the total, ahead of 12 other carriers. Code by code: in 365, Iristel Inc. leads with 3 of 9 prefixes ahead of 6 others; in 289, Rogers Communications Canada Inc. (Cable) leads with 2 of 8 prefixes ahead of 6 others; in 905, Bell Canada leads with 2 of 4 prefixes ahead of 2 others. No carrier holds prefixes in every one of Stoney Creek’s 3 area codes, while 9 appear in just one.

Wireless and wireline

None of Stoney Creek’s holders carries a mobility brand in its registered name: all 21 prefixes belong to wireline or wholesale carriers, among them Iristel Inc, Bell Canada, Rogers Communications Canada Inc. (Cable) and Fibernetics Corporation. A call showing a Stoney Creek number therefore nominally comes from a landline, cable or VoIP platform rather than a locally assigned cellphone.

How the allocation was built up

Stoney Creek’s dated assignments run from 2002 to 2024. The busiest period was 2020–2024, when 6 prefixes went to 6 carriers. 2 prefixes (10%) carry no date in the register: these are the historic pre-1999 assignments, the wireline bedrock of the rate centre. Since 2020 another 6 prefixes have been added, so the rate centre is still growing.

Stoney Creek’s oldest prefixes, the ones the register leaves undated, belong to Bell Canada: this carrier made up the landscape before competition arrived. The first dated assignment went to Rogers Communications Canada Inc. (Cable) in 2002. The most recent arrivals are Beanfield Technologies Inc. (2021), IXICA Communications Inc. (2020) and TekSavvy Solutions Inc (2020), a sign that new carriers are still asking for numbers in Stoney Creek.

Stoney Creek has only 21 prefixes, or 210,000 numbers: a small rate centre, where the arrival of a single new carrier visibly changes the landscape.

No single carrier dominates Stoney Creek: the leader, Iristel Inc., holds only 19.0% of the prefixes against 12 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: 31.6% of the dated prefixes go back to the last ten years, the most active period being 2020–2024. The rate centre is growing at a regular rather than explosive pace.

2 undated in the register.

Dialling a Stoney Creek number

Stoney Creek is served by 3 overlaid area codes (365, 289 and 905). A 905 number is no more “out of town” than a 365 one; from abroad, dial +1 and the full ten digits.

The numbering neighbourhood

Stoney Creek shares area codes 365, 289 and 905 with at least 20 other rate centres, including Hamilton, Oshawa, Brampton, St. Catharines-Thorold, Oakville, Markham, Cooksville and Ajax-Pickering. The largest of them, Hamilton, holds 213 prefixes in 289, 365 and 905; the smallest on the list, Woodbridge, has just 28.

What a Stoney Creek number tells you

A number attached to Stoney Creek tells you that its prefix was issued to a carrier for this rate centre in Ontario, most often Iristel Inc.. It does not tell you where the handset is today: a subscriber may have ported the number to any of the 13 carriers present here or to a VoIP service usable anywhere. Nor does it tell you who is calling: caller ID can be spoofed, and an Ontario area code is easy to borrow to look local.

Reading a register entry for Stoney Creek: code 365-601 is recorded for Iristel Inc., so every 365-601-XXXX number (10,000 possible) descends from that assignment. “Stoney Creek, Ontario” there names a rate centre, not a municipality, and several area codes overlay it.

Every Stoney Creek prefix

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

Had a call from a Stoney Creek 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 21 in-service prefixes, grouped by rate centre.

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