Area codes 613 and 343
Area code 613 (and overlay area code 343) are area codes for Ottawa and surrounding Eastern Ontario, Canada. 613 is one of the 86 original area codes of North America assigned in October 1947. Before area code 450 was created, it bounded 514, and before the introduction of area code 905 in 1993, it bounded 416.
In addition to its current boundary, 613 also originally covered all of Northern Ontario and much of Southwestern Ontario. In 1953, portions of 613 and 416 were combined to form 519 in Southwestern Ontario; Then, in 1957, the Northern parts of 613 (along with a small section of 519) became 705, leaving 613 covering only Eastern Ontario.
Ten-digit dialing in the area became mandatory on October 21, 2006. The Ottawa area has local dialing capability with the Gatineau region in area code 819. The Ottawa-Gatineau metropolitan area formerly had "exchange protection", meaning that an exchange assigned in Ottawa could not also be assigned in Gatineau, and vice versa. With the introduction of 10-digit dialing, this protection was discontinued, although the local dialing capability was maintained.[citation needed]
Area code 343 was activated for the region on May 17, 2010.[1] This date was sooner than originally planned; demand exhausted available numbers several years earlier than anticipated.[2] The new area code 343 was proposed as an overlay in 2007.[3] The plan, confirming 343 as the new overlay code, was approved by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission on September 10, 2008.[4]
The main incumbent local exchange carrier in 613 is Bell Canada, although there are some five independent companies serving rural exchanges—the Lansdowne Rural Telephone Company serving Lansdowne; the North Frontenac Telephone Company serving Sharbot Lake and Parham; the North Renfrew Telephone Company serving Beachburg, Westmeath, and the area outside of Pembroke; the Roxborough Telephone Company serving Moose Creek; and the Westport Telephone Company serving Westport. Also served by area code 613 and Bell Canada is Saint Regis, Quebec, a reservation bordering Fort Covington, New York, and Rapides-des-Joachims, Quebec, which shares the same exchange as the neighboring community of Rolphton.[citation needed]
Some Central Office Codes and communities in area code 613 [edit]
- Almonte (613)-256
- Arnprior (613)-622, 623, 626
- Avonmore (613)-346
- Bancroft (343)-357, (613)-202, 303, 318, 332, 334, 442, 553, 630
- Beachburg (613)-582
- Barrys Bay (613)-756
- Belleville (343)-263, 362, 888, (613)-210, 242, 243, 391, 403, 438, 477, 480, 494, 554, 661, 689, 707, 743, 771, 779, 813, 827, 847, 848, 849, 885, 902, 919, 920, 921, 922, 961, 962, 966, 967, 968, 969, 970
- Brighton (613)-439, 475, 481, 642
- Brockville (343)-264, (613)-213, 246, 340, 341, 342, 345, 349, 423, 498, 499, 556, 640, 704, 802, 803, 865
- Cardiff (613)-339
- Carleton Place (613)-250, 251, 253, 257, 434, 451, 452, 456, 492, 508, 621, 708
- Carlsbad Springs (613)-822
- Carp (613)-839
- Casselman (613)-427 764
- Clarence Creek (613)-488
- Coe Hill (613)-337
- Cornwall (343)-370, 885, (613)-209, 330, 360, 361, 362, 363, 551, 571, 577, 662, 703, 861, 870, 930, 931, 932, 933, 935, 936, 937, 938
- Deep River (613)-584
- Denbigh (613)-333
- Deseronto (613)-309, 396
- Dunrobin / Constance Bay (613)-832
- Elgin (613)-359
- Embrun (613)-370, 443, 557
- Frontenac Islands (613)-385
- Greater Napanee (613)-308, 354, 409, 671
- Gananoque (343)-479, (613)-381, 382, 463, 815
- Gilmour (613)-474
- Harrowsmith (613)-372
- Hawkesbury (613)-306 307 632 636
- Kemptville (613)-215 258
- Kingston (343)-290 333 358 363 364 477 884, (613)-214, 217, 305, 328, 329, 331, 344, 384, 389, 417, 437, 449, 453, 483, 484, 507, 530, 531, 532, 533, 536, 539, 540, 541, 542, 544, 545, 546, 547, 548, 549, 561, 572, 583, 634, 650, 669, 766, 767, 770, 776, 777, 817, 840, 856, 876, 877, 887, 888, 893, 900, 929, 985
- Lanark (613) -259
- Lancaster (613) -347
- Madoc (613)-473, 666
- Manotick 613-692
- Marmora (613)-472 644
- Martintown (613)-528
- Maxville (613)-527
- Maynooth (613)-338
- Merrickville (613)-269
- Metcalfe (613)-821
- Napanee, Ontario (343)-478, (613)-354
- Newburgh, Ontario (613)-378
- Ottawa (343)-212, 359, 360, 700, 882, 883 887(613)-203, 204, 212, 216, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 244, 245, 247, 248, 249, 252, 254, 255, 260, 261, 262, 263, 265, 266, 270, 271, 274, 276, 277, 280, 282, 286, 287, 288, 290, 291, 292, 293, 294, 295, 296, 297, 298, 299, 301, 302, 304, 314, 315, 316, 317, 319, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 327, 350, 355, 356, 357, 364, 366, 368, 369, 371, 380, 383, 400, 402, 404, 406, 407, 408, 410, 413, 415, 421, 422, 435, 437, 440, 447, 454, 457, 482, 489, 491, 500, 501, 502, 509, 510, 512, 513, 515, 516, 517, 518, 519, 520, 521, 523, 526, 552, 558, 560, 562, 563, 564, 565, 566, 567, 569, 576, 580, 581, 590, 591, 592, 593, 594, 595, 596, 597, 598, 599, 600, 601, 604, 605, 606, 607, 608, 609, 612, 614, 615, 617 618, 619, 620, 627, 656, 660, 663, 667, 668, 670, 680, 683, 686, 688, 690, 691, 692, 693, 694, 695, 696, 697, 698, 699, 700, 701, 702, 706, 707, 709, 710, 712, 715, 716, 719, 720, 721, 722, 723, 724, 725, 726, 727, 728, 729, 730, 731, 733, 734, 736, 737, 738, 739, 740, 741, 742, 744, 745, 746, 747, 748, 749, 750, 751, 755, 759, 760, 761, 762, 763, 765, 768, 769, 773, 778, 780, 781, 782, 783, 784, 785, 786, 787, 788, 789, 790, 791, 792, 793, 794, 795, 796, 797, 798, 799, 800, 801, 804, 805, 806, 807, 808, 809, 816, 818, 820, 823, 824, 825, 828, 829, 830, 831, 834, 835, 836, 837, 838, 841, 842, 843, 844, 850, 851, 852, 853, 854, 857, 858, 859, 860, 862, 863, 864, 866, 867, 868, 869, 875, 878, 880, 882, 883, 884, 886, 889, 890, 891, 894, 895, 897, 898, 899, 901, 903, 904, 907, 909, 910, 912, 913, 914, 915, 916, 917, 934p, 939, 940, 941, 943, 944, 945, 946, 947, 948, 949, 951, 952, 953p, 954, 956p, 957, 960, 963, 971, 977, 978, 979, 981, 983, 986, 990, 991, 992, 993, 994p, 995, 996, 997p, 998, 999
- Palmer Rapids (613)-758
- Parham / Tichborne (613)-375
- Pembroke (343)-369, (613)-281, 312, 401, 504, 559, 585, 602, 629, 631, 633, 635, 639, 717, 732, 735, 775
- Perth (343)'400, (613)-200, 201, 264, 267, 300, 326, 390, 464, 466, 602, 700, 772, 812
- Petawawa (613)-506, 685, 687
- Picton (613)-393, 471, 476, 503, 645, 654, 846
- Prescott (613)-529, 918, 925, 975
- Renfrew (343)-361, (613)-431, 432, 433, 570
- Stirling-Rawdon (613)-395, 490
- Rockland (613)-419, 446
- Russell (613)-445, 496
- Sharbot Lake (613)-279
- Smiths Falls (613)-205, 206, 207, 283, 284, 285, 414, 430, 485, 682, 699, 706, 855, 980, 982, 988
- Spencerville (613)-658
- Sydenham (613)-376
- Trenton (613)-208, 392, 394, 495, 651, 955, 965
- Verona (613)-374
- Vankleek Hill (343)-886, (613)-678, 684
- Wellington (613)-399
- Westport (613)-273
- Whitney (613)-637
- Winchester (613)-774
- Wooler (613)-397, 497
- Yarker (613)-377
p=Protected against assignment in both 819 and 613 - Government of Canada offices
See also [edit]
External links [edit]
- CNA exchange list for area +1-613
- CNA exchange list for area +1-343
- Relief Planning
- Area Code Map of Canada
References [edit]
| Ontario area codes: 226, 249, 289, 343, 365, 416, 519, 613, 647, 705, 807, 905 | ||
|---|---|---|
| North: 819 | ||
| West: 289/905, 705/249 | Area code 613/343 | East: 450/579 |
| South: 315, 518 | ||
| Quebec area codes: 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819 | ||
| New York area codes: 212, 315, 347, 516, 518, 585, 607, 631, 646, 716, 718, 845, 914, 917, 929 | ||