Phone prefixes in Swan River, MB
Swan River, MB is a rate centre in the Canadian numbering plan. CNAC records 11 in-service prefixes there, held by 7 carriers and spread across 2 area codes (204, 431). With 11 prefixes, Swan River is a mid-sized rate centre by Manitoba standards: 16th of 245, holding 0.7% of the province’s prefixes, and 405th of 2,921 rate centres across Canada.
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In numbers
- In-service prefixes
- 11
- Telephone numbers covered
- 110,000
- Carriers
- 7
- Area codes
- 2
- Provinces and territories
- 1
- First assignment
- August 21, 2009
- Most recent assignment
- November 5, 2019
Swan River’s share of its area codes
Within area code 204, Swan River accounts for only 6 of 781 prefixes (0.8%): the code is dominated by Winnipeg and spread over 245 rate centres. Within area code 431, Swan River accounts for only 5 of 572 prefixes (0.9%): the code is dominated by Winnipeg and spread over 146 rate centres.
| Area codes | Prefixes here | Prefixes in code | Share | Range | Largest rate centre |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 204 | 6 | 781 | 0.8 % | 204-281 – 204-734 | Winnipeg |
| 431 | 5 | 572 | 0.9 % | 431-281 – 431-743 | Winnipeg |
Who holds these numbers
MTS Inc. holds the largest share at 5 prefixes, 45.5% of the total, ahead of 6 other carriers. Code by code: in 204, MTS Inc. leads with 3 of 6 prefixes ahead of 3 others; in 431, MTS Inc. leads with 2 of 5 prefixes ahead of 3 others. 1 carrier holds prefixes in every one of Swan River’s 2 area codes, while 6 appear in just one.
Wireless and wireline
4 of Swan River’s 11 prefixes (36.4%) are held by carriers whose registered name marks a wireless business: Bell Mobility, Fido Solutions Inc, Rogers Communications Canada Inc. (Wireless) and TELUS Mobility. Wireline prefixes still outnumber them, carried by MTS Inc, TELUS Integrated Communications and Westman Media Cooperative 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
Swan River’s dated assignments run from 2009 to 2019. The busiest period was 2015–2019, when 5 prefixes went to 5 carriers. 3 prefixes (27%) 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 Swan River is flat.
Swan River’s oldest prefixes, the ones the register leaves undated, belong to MTS Inc and Rogers Communications Canada Inc. (Wireless): these carriers made up the landscape before competition arrived. The first dated assignment went to Fido Solutions Inc. in 2009. The most recent arrivals are Bell Mobility (2017), TELUS Mobility (2016) and TELUS Integrated Communications (2016), a sign that new carriers are still asking for numbers in Swan River.
Swan River has only 11 prefixes, or 110,000 numbers: a small rate centre, where the arrival of a single new carrier visibly changes the landscape.
MTS Inc. leads with 45.5% of the prefixes, but 6 competitors have set up in Swan River: a market where the incumbent keeps the edge without exclusivity.
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 3 prefixes go back to the undated monopoly era. New Swan River numbers mostly come out of blocks that were assigned long ago.
| Period | Prefixes | Carriers |
|---|---|---|
| 2005–2009 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010–2014 | 2 | 1 |
| 2015–2019 | 5 | 5 |
3 undated in the register.
Dialling a Swan River number
Swan River is served by 2 overlaid area codes (204 and 431). A 431 number is no more “out of town” than a 204 one; from abroad, dial +1 and the full ten digits.
The numbering neighbourhood
Swan River shares area codes 204 and 431 with at least 20 other rate centres, including Winnipeg, Brandon, Portage La Prairie, Steinbach, Oakbank, Stonewall, Dauphin and Selkirk. The largest of them, Winnipeg, holds 387 prefixes in 204 and 431; the smallest on the list, Austin, has just 9.
| Rate centre | Province | Shared codes | Prefixes | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winnipeg | MB | 204, 431 | 387 | 22 |
| Brandon | MB | 204, 431 | 38 | 12 |
| Portage La Prairie | MB | 204, 431 | 32 | 15 |
| Steinbach | MB | 204, 431 | 24 | 10 |
| Oakbank | MB | 204, 431 | 22 | 13 |
| Stonewall | MB | 204, 431 | 20 | 14 |
| Dauphin | MB | 204, 431 | 19 | 9 |
| Selkirk | MB | 204, 431 | 19 | 10 |
| Thompson | MB | 204, 431 | 15 | 7 |
| Winkler | MB | 204, 431 | 15 | 9 |
| Virden | MB | 204, 431 | 13 | 11 |
| Anola | MB | 204, 431 | 11 | 7 |
| Altona | MB | 204, 431 | 10 | 8 |
| Gimli | MB | 204, 431 | 10 | 8 |
| Melita | MB | 204, 431 | 10 | 7 |
| Morris | MB | 204, 431 | 10 | 7 |
| Neepawa | MB | 204, 431 | 10 | 9 |
| Roblin | MB | 204, 431 | 10 | 9 |
| The Pas | MB | 204, 431 | 10 | 6 |
| Austin | MB | 204, 431 | 9 | 6 |
What a Swan River number tells you
A number attached to Swan River tells you that its prefix was issued to a carrier for this rate centre in Manitoba, most often MTS Inc.. It does not tell you where the handset is today: a subscriber may have ported the number to any of the 7 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 Manitoba area code is easy to borrow to look local.
Reading a register entry for Swan River: code 204-281 is recorded for MTS Inc., so every 204-281-XXXX number (10,000 possible) descends from that assignment. “Swan River, Manitoba” there names a rate centre, not a municipality, and several area codes overlay it.
Every Swan River prefix
Each row is an in-service central-office code recorded for Swan River, with its original holder and year of assignment.
| Prefix | Carrier | Assigned |
|---|---|---|
| 204-281 | MTS Inc. | undated |
| 204-518 | MTS Inc. | 2013 |
| 204-593 | Fido Solutions Inc. | 2009 |
| 204-614 | Westman Media Cooperative Ltd | 2015 |
| 204-731 | Rogers Communications Canada Inc. (Wireless) | undated |
| 204-734 | MTS Inc. | undated |
| 431-281 | MTS Inc. | 2013 |
| 431-363 | Bell Mobility | 2017 |
| 431-608 | MTS Inc. | 2019 |
| 431-724 | TELUS Integrated Communications | 2016 |
| 431-743 | TELUS Mobility | 2016 |
Frequently asked
What is the area code for Swan River?
Swan River does not have one area code but 2: 204 and 431. The best-stocked is 204. All are dialled with ten digits and none is “more local” than another.
Is a call from Swan River a cellphone or a landline?
More likely a landline or a VoIP service: mobility brands hold only 36.4% of Swan River’s prefixes.
Which carrier is behind a Swan River number?
In the register, MTS Inc. holds the most prefixes in Swan River (5 of 11), ahead of 6 other carriers. Code 204-281, for instance, belongs to MTS Inc..
Is this Swan River 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 Swan River?
The latest code brought into service is 431-608, assigned to MTS Inc. on November 5, 2019. At the other end, the oldest dated prefix, 204-593, goes to Fido Solutions Inc. (August 21, 2009). A number in a recent prefix almost always belongs to a subscriber who signed up after that date.
Allocated prefixes
All 11 in-service prefixes, grouped by rate centre.
Swan River, MB
204-281 · 204-518 · 204-593 · 204-614 · 204-731 · 204-734 · 431-281 · 431-363 · 431-608 · 431-724 · 431-743
Elsewhere in Manitoba
| Rate centre | Province | Prefixes | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boissevain | MB | 9 | 8 |
| Flin Flon | MB | 9 | 6 |
| Lac Du Bonnet | MB | 9 | 9 |
| Minnedosa | MB | 9 | 8 |
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.