New 328 area code to roll out next year for southwestern Ontario
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In a statement Thursday, the Telecommunications Alliance, a partnership of Canada’s telecom companies formed to notify the public of new area codes, said 382 would be assigned to customers once there were “no longer a sufficient supply of numbers” under the other three. The region’s most recent area code, 548, was introduced in 2016, while 226 arrived in 2006 along with 10-digit local dialling. The 519 area code has been in use across southwestern Ontario since 1953.
Prior to that, the region was served by 416 and 613, two of the original 86 area codes introduced in 1947 as part of a North American numbering plan established by AT&T. The 416 area code now serves Toronto, while 613 serves Ottawa and parts of eastern Ontario.
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