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New Telephone Area Code 382 Added to Southwestern Ontario

In 1953, area code 519 was introduced to Southwestern Ontario.  Since then, growing demand for telephone numbers, particularly for wireless devices, created a need for additional numbers to serve customers in our region.

In response, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) added area code 226 in October 2006 along with the introduction of 10-digit dialing. Area code 548 was introduced in 2016.

Starting June 17, 2023, an additional area code, 382, will be introduced in the region currently served by area codes 519, 226 and 548 in Southwestern Ontario. It will be assigned to new customers once there is no longer a sufficient supply of numbers with the existing area codes.

The introduction of a new area code in a region does not affect the geographic boundaries for local calling areas or the way long distance calls are dialed. Special numbers such as 911 will not be affected and will still be dialled using only three digits.

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