Phone prefixes in Turnor Lake, SK
Turnor Lake, SK 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 (306). With 1 prefixes, Turnor Lake is a small rate centre within Saskatchewan: 198th of 220, holding 0.1% of the province’s prefixes, and 2509th of 2,920 rate centres across Canada.
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Where Turnor Lake is
- Province or territory
- Saskatchewan
- Census division
- Division No. 18
- Local time
- — Central Standard Time (CST), UTC−6, no daylight saving time
- Nearest rate centres
- La Loche (44 km), Dillon (60 km), Buffalo Narrows (67 km), Patuanak (88 km), Ile-A-La-Crosse (118 km)
Divisions and places: Statistics Canada and NRCan. Straight-line distances.
In numbers
- In-service prefixes
- 1
- Telephone numbers covered
- 10,000
- Carriers
- 1
- Area codes
- 1
- Provinces and territories
- 1
Turnor Lake’s share of its area code
Within area code 306, Turnor Lake accounts for only 1 of 777 prefixes (0.1%): the code is dominated by Saskatoon and spread over 228 rate centres.
| Area codes | Prefixes here | Prefixes in code | Share | Range | Largest rate centre |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 306 | 1 | 777 | 0.1 % | 306-894 – 306-894 | Saskatoon |
Who holds these numbers
SaskTel holds every prefix here. Code by code: SaskTel is the only holder in 306.
| Carrier | 306 |
|---|---|
| SaskTel | 1 |
Wireless and wireline
None of Turnor Lake’s holders carries a mobility brand in its registered name: all 1 prefixes belong to wireline or wholesale carriers, among them SaskTel. A call showing a Turnor Lake 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 Turnor Lake’s assignments: all 1 prefixes predate CNAC’s record-keeping, the signature of an old, settled network where nothing has been added in decades.
SaskTel is the only carrier ever recorded for Turnor Lake: 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.
Turnor Lake 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: SaskTel holds every prefix, and no competitor has ever requested a code for Turnor Lake.
Dialling a Turnor Lake number
A single area code, 306, covers Turnor Lake, 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 +1 306 and the seven-digit number.
The numbering neighbourhood
Turnor Lake shares area code 306 with at least 20 other rate centres, including Saskatoon, Regina, Moose Jaw, Prince Albert, North Battleford, Swift Current, Yorkton and Kindersley. The largest of them, Saskatoon, holds 91 prefixes in 306; the smallest on the list, Melfort, has just 7.
| Rate centre | Province | Shared codes | Prefixes | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saskatoon | SK | 306 | 91 | 12 |
| Regina | SK | 306 | 86 | 13 |
| Moose Jaw | SK | 306 | 20 | 7 |
| Prince Albert | SK | 306 | 19 | 7 |
| North Battleford | SK | 306 | 15 | 6 |
| Swift Current | SK | 306 | 14 | 7 |
| Yorkton | SK | 306 | 14 | 7 |
| Kindersley | SK | 306 | 11 | 4 |
| Melville | SK | 306 | 11 | 6 |
| Esterhazy | SK | 306 | 10 | 6 |
| Estevan | SK | 306 | 10 | 6 |
| Humboldt | SK | 306 | 10 | 3 |
| Weyburn | SK | 306 | 10 | 5 |
| Outlook | SK | 306 | 9 | 3 |
| Fort Qu'Appelle | SK | 306 | 8 | 4 |
| Moosomin | SK | 306 | 8 | 5 |
| Assiniboia | SK | 306 | 7 | 3 |
| Lanigan | SK | 306 | 7 | 4 |
| Maple Creek | SK | 306 | 7 | 4 |
| Melfort | SK | 306 | 7 | 3 |
What a Turnor Lake number tells you
A number attached to Turnor Lake 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 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 Saskatchewan area code is easy to borrow to look local.
Reading a register entry for Turnor Lake: code 306-894 is recorded for SaskTel, so every 306-894-XXXX number (10,000 possible) descends from that assignment. “Turnor Lake, Saskatchewan” there names a rate centre, not a municipality.
Every Turnor Lake prefix
Each row is an in-service central-office code recorded for Turnor Lake, with its original holder and year of assignment.
Had a call from a Turnor Lake number?
No clear pattern in reports on these numbers yet. If a call worried you:
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Frequently asked
What is the area code for Turnor Lake?
Turnor Lake falls under area code 306, in Saskatchewan. All 1 of the rate centre’s in-service prefixes sit in it.
Is a call from Turnor Lake a cellphone or a landline?
More likely a landline or a VoIP service: mobility brands hold only 0.0% of Turnor Lake’s prefixes.
Which carrier is behind a Turnor Lake number?
In the register, SaskTel holds the most prefixes in Turnor Lake (1 of 1), ahead of 0 other carriers. Code 306-894, for instance, belongs to SaskTel.
Is this Turnor Lake 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 time zone is Turnor Lake in?
Turnor Lake is on Central Standard Time (CST, UTC−6), with no daylight saving time.
Allocated prefixes
All 1 in-service prefixes, grouped by rate centre.
Turnor Lake, SK
306-894
Elsewhere in Saskatchewan
| Rate centre | Province | Prefixes | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biggar | SK | 16 | 9 |
| Kipling | SK | 16 | 9 |
| Davidson | SK | 15 | 10 |
| Rosthern | SK | 14 | 10 |
| Watrous | SK | 14 | 9 |
| Indian Head | SK | 11 | 9 |
| Lloydminster | SK | 11 | 5 |
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.