Area Code 647 Location
Phone numbers with the 647 area code prefix primarily originate from the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. While the 416 area code traditionally served Bell Canada landlines, 647 numbers are often allocated disproportionately to a growing mobile telephone market and to competitive local exchange carriers, such as cable and voice-over-IP services within this region.
Area code 647 is a General Purpose Code which was placed in service on March 5, 2001.
Area Code 647 Location Map
Source: Canadian Numbering Administrator (cnac.ca)
Overlay System
Area code 647 is part of an overlay complex that serves the same geographic region as area code 416. It was introduced on March 5, 2001, creating Canada's first overlay, which made ten-digit dialing mandatory in Toronto. In addition to 416 and 647, area code 437 started operation on March 25, 2013, and area code 942 was activated for service on April 26, 2025, to provide new numbering resources within the same numbering plan area. This overlay system allows multiple area codes to serve the same region without requiring existing subscribers to change their telephone numbers.
Area Code 647 NXX Codes Distribution
NXX Code Distribution by Exchange Area
Our reverse phone lookup will analyze the three-digit nxx code of any 647 numbering plan area (NPA) phone number and will show which company and exchange area it was initially assigned to. This nxx code data may help to determine the Canada carrier, and geographic area associated with that phone number.
| Exchange Area | Number of NXX Codes |
|---|---|
| Toronto | 778 |
NXX Code Distribution by Company
| Company | NXX Codes Assigned |
|---|---|
| Rogers Communications Canada Inc. (Wireless) | 194 |
| Bell Mobility | 160 |
| TELUS Mobility | 81 |
| Freedom Mobile Inc. | 76 |
| Fido Solutions Inc. | 62 |
| Iristel Inc. | 54 |
| Rogers Communications Canada Inc. (Cable) | 29 |
| Distributel | 26 |
| Fibernetics Corporation | 18 |
| TELUS Integrated Communications | 18 |
| ISP Telecom Inc. | 16 |
| Zayo Canada Inc. | 12 |
| Primus Telecommunications Canada Inc. | 9 |
| Bell Canada | 7 |
| IXICA Communications Inc. | 5 |
| InnSysVoice Corp | 3 |
| Videotron Ltd. | 3 |
| Comwave Networks | 2 |
| Beanfield Technologies Inc. | 1 |
| FGLTEL Inc. | 1 |
| Managed Network Systems Inc. | 1 |
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