Area code 613
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Area code 613 are area codes for Ottawa
Ottawa
Ottawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario...

 and surrounding Eastern Ontario
Eastern Ontario
Eastern Ontario is a subregion of Southern Ontario in the Canadian province of Ontario which lies in a wedge-shaped area between the Ottawa River and St. Lawrence River...

, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

. 613 is one of the 86 original area codes of North America assigned in October 1947. Before area code 450
Area code 450
Area codes 450 and 579 area telephone area code in the Canadian province of Quebec, encompassing the off-island suburbs of Montreal, which is served by area codes 514 and 438...

 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
Northern Ontario
Northern Ontario is a region of the Canadian province of Ontario which lies north of Lake Huron , the French River and Lake Nipissing. The region has a land area of 802,000 km2 and constitutes 87% of the land area of Ontario, although it contains only about 6% of the population...

 and much of Southwestern Ontario
Southwestern Ontario
Southwestern Ontario is a subregion of Southern Ontario in the Canadian province of Ontario, centred on the city of London. It extends north to south from the Bruce Peninsula on Lake Huron to the Lake Erie shoreline, and east to south-west roughly from Guelph to Windsor. The region had a population...

. In 1953, portions of 613 and 416 were combined to form area code 519 in Southwestern Ontario; Then, in 1957, the Northern parts of 613 (along with a small section of 519) became the 705 area code
Area code 705
Area codes 705 and 249 are telephone area codes that covers most of northeastern and central Ontario in Canada. 705 was initially created in 1957 by the North American Numbering Plan from portions of the area covered by area codes 613 and 519...

, 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
Gatineau
Gatineau is a city in western Quebec, Canada. It is the fourth largest city in the province. It is located on the northern banks of the Ottawa River, immediately across from Ottawa, Ontario, and together they form Canada's National Capital Region. Ottawa and Gatineau comprise a single Census...

 region in area code 819
Area code 819
Area code 819 is an area code for central and western Quebec, Canada, including the Quebec portion of the National Capital Region, and the entire Hudson Strait and Ungava Bay coastlines of Quebec....

. The Ottawa-Gatineau metropolitan area
National Capital Region (Canada)
The National Capital Region, also referred to as Canada's Capital Region, is an official federal designation for the Canadian capital of Ottawa, Ontario, the neighbouring city of Gatineau, Quebec, and surrounding urban and rural communities....

 formerly had "exchange protection", meaning that an exchange
Telephone exchange
In the field of telecommunications, a telephone exchange or telephone switch is a system of electronic components that connects telephone calls...

 assigned in Ottawa could not also be assigned in Gatineau, and vice versa. With the introduction of 10-digit dialing, this protection will be discontinued, although the local dialing capability will be maintained.

Area code 343 was activated for the region as of May 17, 2010. This is sooner than originally planned; explosive growth in the region (personal, business, mobile and fax) exhausted available numbers several years earlier than anticipated. The new area code 343 was proposed as an overlay
Overlay plan
In telephony, especially in North America, an overlay plan is the practice of introducing a new area code by applying it onto a geographic area that is already occupied by one or more existing area codes, resulting in two area codes serving the same area.- Methodology :Prior to the introduction of...

 in 2007. The plan, confirming 343 as the new overlay code, was approved by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission on September 10, 2008.

The main incumbent local exchange carrier in 613 is Bell Canada
Bell Canada
Bell Canada is a major Canadian telecommunications company. Including its subsidiaries such as Bell Aliant, Northwestel, Télébec, and NorthernTel, it is the incumbent local exchange carrier for telephone and DSL Internet services in most of Canada east of Manitoba and in the northern territories,...

, 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
Sharbot Lake
Sharbot Lake is a village in Central Frontenac Township, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada, located on the eponymous Sharbot Lake.Being situated in the Land O'Lakes Tourist Region and surrounded by many lakes in the area that are used for outdoor recreation, Sharbot Lake has tourist-oriented shops...

 and Parham
Parham, Ontario
Parham, Ontario is located an hour North of Kingston, Ontario and two hours west of Canada’s Capital, Ottawa, Ontario. It is a member of the Central Frontenac Township which involves other small towns like Godfrey, Sharbot Lake, Verona, and Hartington...

; the North Renfrew Telephone Company serving Beachburg, Westmeath, and the area outside of Pembroke
Pembroke, Ontario
Pembroke is a city in the province of Ontario, Canada, at the confluence of the Muskrat River and the Ottawa River in the Ottawa Valley...

; the Roxborough Telephone Company serving Moose Creek; and the Westport Telephone Company serving Westport
Westport, Ontario
Westport is a village in Eastern Ontario, Canada. It lies at the west end of Upper Rideau Lake, at the head of the navigable Rideau Canal system, between Kingston and Ottawa....

. Also served by area code 613 and Bell Canada
Bell Canada
Bell Canada is a major Canadian telecommunications company. Including its subsidiaries such as Bell Aliant, Northwestel, Télébec, and NorthernTel, it is the incumbent local exchange carrier for telephone and DSL Internet services in most of Canada east of Manitoba and in the northern territories,...

 is Saint Regis, Quebec, a reservation bordering Fort Covington, New York
Fort Covington, New York
Fort Covington is a town in Franklin County, New York, United States. The population was 1,645 at the 2000 census. The name derives from a War of 1812 fortification.The Town of Fort Covington is on the county's northern border.- History :...

, and Rapides-des-Joachims, Quebec
Rapides-des-Joachims, Quebec
Rapides-des-Joachims is a municipality and village in western Quebec, Canada, part of Pontiac County in the Outaouais region. The village is situated on Rapides-des-Joachims Island on the Ottawa River, about 100 km northwest of Fort-Coulonge...

, which shares the same exchange as the neighboring community of Rolphton.

Some Central Office Codes and communities in area code 613

  • Almonte
    Almonte, Ontario
    Almonte is a Canadian exurb and former mill town located in Lanark County, in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario, Canada. Formerly a separate municipality, Almonte is now a ward of the town of Mississippi Mills, which was created on January 1, 1998 by the merging of Almonte with Ramsay and...

     (613)-256
  • Arnprior
    Arnprior, Ontario
    Arnprior is a town in Renfrew County, in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario, Canada. It is located at the mouth of the Madawaska River, as it enters the Ottawa River in the Ottawa Valley...

     (613)-622, 623, 626
  • Bancroft
    Bancroft, Ontario
    Bancroft is a town located on the York River in Hastings County in the Canadian province of Ontario.- History :In 1853 the first pioneer family settled in the area, and over the next 15 years the settlement grew quickly, as another 88 families followed...

     (613)-202, 303, 318, 332, 334, 442, 553
  • Beachburg (613)-582
  • Barrys Bay (613)-756
  • Belleville
    Belleville, Ontario
    Belleville is a city located at the mouth of the Moira River on the Bay of Quinte in Southern Ontario, Canada, in the Quebec City-Windsor Corridor. It is the seat of Hastings County, but is politically independent of it. and the centre of the Bay of Quinte Region...

     (343)-263, 362, (613)-210, 242, 243, 391, 403, 438, 477, 480, 494, 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
    Brighton, Ontario
    Brighton is a town in Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada, approximately east of Toronto and west of Kingston. It is intersected by both Highway 401 and the former Highway 2. It is on the West end of the Bay of Quinte on the entrance of the Murray Canal....

     (613)-439, 475, 481, 642
  • Brockville
    Brockville, Ontario
    Brockville is a city in Eastern Ontario, Canada, in the Thousand Islands region. Though it serves as the seat of the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville, Brockville is politically independent and is grouped with Leeds and Grenville for census purposes only.Known as the "City of the 1000...

     (613)-213, 246, 340, 341, 342, 345, 349, 423, 498, 499, 556, 640, 704, 802, 803, 865
  • Cardiff (613)-339
  • Carleton Place
    Carleton Place, Ontario
    Carleton Place is a town in the eastern portion of Eastern Ontario, Canada, in Lanark County, about west of downtown Ottawa. It is located at the crossroads of Highway 15 and Highway 7, halfway between the towns of Perth, Almonte, Smiths Falls, and the nation's capital, Ottawa...

     (613)-250, 251, 253, 257, 434, 451, 452, 456, 492, 508, 621, 708
  • Carp
    Carp, Ontario
    Carp is a large village west of urban Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.The village takes its name from the Carp River which runs through the village.The main street was formerly a section of the Trans-Canada Highway and carried much of the traffic coming from the west into Ottawa...

     (613)-839
  • Casselman
    Casselman, Ontario
    Casselman is a village in eastern Ontario, Canada, in the United Counties of Prescott and Russell on the South Nation River.It is a village on the Trans-Canada Highway 417 between Ottawa and Montreal at the crossroads of Regional Road 7, about 55 km southeast of downtown Ottawa. Highway 138 to...

     (613)-427 764
  • Clarence Creek (613)-488
  • Coe Hill
    Coe Hill, Ontario
    Coe Hill is a community in the township of Wollaston, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada. The local post office serves residents with lock boxes and four rural routes, two of which are for a neighbouring village, Gilmour in Tudor and Cashel township. The community also has a restaurant, and a yoga...

     (613)-337
  • Cornwall
    Cornwall, Ontario
    Cornwall is a city in Eastern Ontario, Canada and the seat of the United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry, Ontario. Cornwall is Ontario's easternmost city, located on the St...

     (343)-370, (613)-209, 330, 360, 361, 362, 363, 551, 571, 577, 662, 703, 861, 870, 930, 931, 932, 933, 935, 936, 937, 938
  • Deep River
    Deep River, Ontario
    Deep River is a town in Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada. Located along the Ottawa River, it lies about north-west of Ottawa on the Trans-Canada Highway...

     (613)-584
  • Denbigh (613)-333
  • Deseronto
    Deseronto, Ontario
    Deseronto is a town in the Canadian province of Ontario, in Hastings County, located on the shore of the Bay of Quinte. The town had a population of 1,824 in the Canada 2006 Census.The town was named for Capt...

     (613)-309, 396
  • Dunrobin
    Dunrobin, Ontario
    Dunrobin is a rural village located about 22 miles north west of Downtown Ottawa, Canada. Dunrobin lies within a valley, nestled between the Ottawa River and the Carp escarpment, and is located at 45.18° latitude and 75.55° longitude. As a part of West Carleton Township, Dunrobin was amalgamated...

     / Constance Bay
    Constance Bay, Ontario
    Constance Bay, Ontario is a village of approximately 3,000, part of the municipality of Ottawa and is situated 20 minutes from Kanata. As of 2005, the village consisted of 30% cottage/seasonal housing; 70% year round...

     (613)-832
  • Elgin (613)-359
  • Embrun
    Embrun, Ontario
    Embrun (ˈɛmbrən in English; ), UN/LOCODE: CA EBU, is a community in the Canadian province of Ontario in the Eastern Ontario region. Embrun is also part of the National Capital Region. Embrun is part of the larger Russell Township in Prescott and Russell United Counties...

     (613)-370, 443, 557
  • Frontenac Islands
    Frontenac Islands, Ontario
    Frontenac Islands is a township located in Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada. It had a population of 1,862 in the Canada 2006 Census, and encompasses five islands at the beginning of the Saint Lawrence River near the outlet of Lake Ontario: Bayfield, Garden, Hickory, Horseshoe, Howe, Wolfe and...

     (613)-385
  • Greater Napanee
    Greater Napanee, Ontario
    Greater Napanee is a town in Lennox and Addington County in the Eastern portion of Southern Ontario, Canada and is approximately 40 kilometres or 24.8 miles west of Kingston. It is located on the eastern end of the Bay of Quinte...

     (613)-308, 354, 409, 671
  • Gananoque
    Gananoque, Ontario
    Gananoque is a town in Leeds and Grenville County, Ontario, Canada. The town had a population of 5,287 year-round residents in the Canada 2006 Census, as well as summer residents sometimes referred to as "Islanders" because of the Thousand Islands in the St. Lawrence River, Gananoque's most...

     (613)-381, 382, 463, 815
  • Gilmour (613)-474
  • Harrowsmith
    Harrowsmith, Ontario
    Harrowsmith is a small town north of Kingston, Ontario, once famous for its cheddar cheese, produced by the Harrowsmith Cheese Factory. As a farming village in an area resettled by many back-to-the-land emigrants from urban areas in the 1960s-1980s, the village gave its name to the country living...

     (613)-372
  • Hawkesbury
    Hawkesbury, Ontario
    Hawkesbury is a town in the Eastern portion of Southern Ontario, Canada, on the Ottawa River, near the Quebec-Ontario border.It lies on the south shore of the Ottawa River about halfway between Downtown Ottawa and Downtown Montreal in Prescott and Russell Counties. The Long-Sault Bridge links it...

     (613)-306 307 632 636
  • Kemptville
    Kemptville, Ontario
    Kemptville is a community located in the Municipality of North Grenville in Southern Ontario, Canada in the northernmost part of the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville...

     (613)-215 258 703
  • Kingston
    Kingston, Ontario
    Kingston, Ontario is a Canadian city located in Eastern Ontario where the St. Lawrence River flows out of Lake Ontario. Originally a First Nations settlement called "Katarowki," , growing European exploration in the 17th Century made it an important trading post...

     (343)-358, 363, 364, (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, 929, 985
  • Madoc
    Madoc, Ontario
    Madoc is a township in Eastern Ontario, Canada, in Hastings County.The township was named after legendary Welsh prince Madoc ap Owain Gwynedd, credited by some with discovering North America in 1170.-Communities:...

     (613)-473
  • Marmora
    Marmora, Ontario
    Marmora is the largest community in the Municipality of Marmora and Lake in Hastings County, Ontario, Canada. It is located on the Crowe River and along Highway 7 between Havelock to the west and Madoc to the east, about the half way point between Ottawa and Toronto.-History:The village was named...

     (613)-472 644
  • Martintown (613)-528
  • Maxville (613)-527
  • Maynooth (613)-338
  • Merrickville (613)-269
  • Metcalfe
    Metcalfe, Ontario
    Metcalfe is a large village in the Osgoode Ward of the city of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The local agricultural fair, the Metcalfe Fair, has been held each fall since 1856....

     / Carlsbad Springs
    Carlsbad Springs, Ontario
    Carlsbad Springs is a community on Bear Brook in eastern Ontario, Canada; it is currently a part of the city of Ottawa.-Mineral Spa-Hotel Era: 1870–1930:This community outside of Canada's capital city of Ottawa was first known as Eastman's Springs...

     / Russell
    Russell, Ontario (community)
    The Village of Russell is part of the Township of Russell which in turn is located in the United Counties of Prescott and Russell which covers part of Eastern Ontario, Canada...

     / Manotick
    Manotick, Ontario
    Manotick, Ontario is an exurb in Eastern Ontario on the Rideau River, located on the south edge of Ottawa's urban area. Manotick is located immediately south of the booming suburbs Barrhaven and Riverside South and is about from downtown Ottawa. It has been part of the City of Ottawa since...

     (343)- 212, (613)-445, 496, 664, 692, 821, 822
  • Napanee, Ontario (613)-354
  • Newburgh, Ontario (613)-378
  • Ottawa
    Ottawa
    Ottawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario...

     (343)-359, 360, 883 (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, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 327, 350, 355, 356, 357, 364, 366, 368, 369, 371, 380, 383, 400, 402, 404, 406, 407, 410, 413, 415, 421, 422, 435, 440, 447, 454, 457, 482, 489, 500, 501, 502, 509, 510, 512, 513, 516, 517, 518, 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, 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, 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, 903, 907, 909, 910, 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, 983, 986, 990, 991, 992, 993, 994p, 995, 996, 997p, 998, 999
  • Palmer Rapids (613)-758
  • Parham
    Parham, Ontario
    Parham, Ontario is located an hour North of Kingston, Ontario and two hours west of Canada’s Capital, Ottawa, Ontario. It is a member of the Central Frontenac Township which involves other small towns like Godfrey, Sharbot Lake, Verona, and Hartington...

     / Tichborne
    Tichborne, Ontario
    Tichborne is a small village in Central Frontenac Township, located about one hour north of Kingston, Ontario, Canada on Hwy 38. Originally of significance as a stop on the Kingston and Pembroke Railway....

     (613)-375
  • Pembroke
    Pembroke, Ontario
    Pembroke is a city in the province of Ontario, Canada, at the confluence of the Muskrat River and the Ottawa River in the Ottawa Valley...

     (343)-369, (613)-281, 312, 401, 504, 559, 585, 602, 629, 631, 633, 635, 639, 717, 732, 735, 775
  • Perth
    Perth, Ontario
    Perth is a town in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario, Canada . It is located on the Tay River, 83 km southwest of Ottawa, and is the seat of Lanark County.-History:...

     (613)-200, 264, 267, 300, 326, 390, 464, 466, 602, 700, 812
  • Petawawa
    Petawawa, Ontario
    Petawawa is a town located in eastern portion of Southern Ontario. Situated in the Ottawa Valley, with a population of 14,651 . Petawawa is the most populous municipality in Renfrew County.-Geography:...

     (613)-506, 685, 687
  • Picton
    Picton, Ontario
    Picton is an unincorporated community located in Prince Edward County in southern Central Ontario, Canada. It is the county seat and largest community. Picton is located at the south-western end of Picton Bay, a branch of the Bay of Quinte, which is along the northern shoreline of Lake Ontario...

     (613)-393, 471, 476, 503, 645, 654
  • Prescott
    Prescott, Ontario
    Prescott is a town of approximately 4,180 people on the north shore of the Saint Lawrence River in Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Ontario, Canada. The Ogdensburg-Prescott International Bridge, 5 km east of Prescott in Johnstown, connects it with Ogdensburg, New York...

     (613)-529, 918, 925, 975
  • Renfrew
    Renfrew, Ontario
    Renfrew, Ontario, Canada, is a town on the Bonnechere River in Renfrew County. Located one hour west of Ottawa in Eastern Ontario, Renfrew is the third largest town in the county after Petawawa and Pembroke. The town is a small transportation hub connecting Ontario Highway 60 and Highway 132 with...

     (343)-361, (613)-431, 432, 433, 570
  • Stirling-Rawdon
    Rawdon, Ontario
    Rawdon was a historic township in Hastings County in east-central Ontario, Canada.It was founded in 1798 and named after Sir Francis Rawdon-Hastings, 1st Marquess of Hastings. In 1858, the village of Stirling was incorporated and so became a separate municipality...

     (613)-395, 490
  • Rockland
    Rockland, Ontario
    Rockland is a bilingual community located about east of downtown Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, part of the city of Clarence–Rockland. Rockland has a population of 9,210.-History:...

     (613)-446
  • Sharbot Lake (613)-279
  • Smiths Falls
    Smiths Falls, Ontario
    Smiths Falls is a town in Eastern Ontario, Canada. It is in the census division for Lanark County, but is considered a separated town and does not participate in county government...

     (613)-205, 206, 207, 283, 284, 285, 414, 430, 485, 682, 699, 706, 855, 980, 982, 988
  • Spencerville
    Spencerville, Ontario
    The village of Spencerville is a rural community located in Eastern Ontario, about 80 kilometres southwest of downtown Ottawa on Highway 416. The village lies within the amalgamated municipality of Edwardsburgh/Cardinal in the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville.The twinning of former Highway 16...

     (613)-658
  • Sydenham
    Sydenham, Frontenac County, Ontario
    For other places called Sydenham, see Sydenham .Sydenham, named after Lord Sydenham, is a community in Frontenac County, located in the municipality of South Frontenac...

     (613)-376
  • Trenton
    Trenton, Ontario
    Trenton is a community in Southern Ontario in the municipality of Quinte West, Ontario, Canada. Located on the Bay of Quinte, it is the main population centre in Quinte West....

      (613)-208, 392, 394, 495, 651, 955, 965
  • Verona (613)-374
  • Vankleek Hill (613)-678
  • Wellington
    Wellington, Ontario
    Wellington is a farming community located in Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada. Wellington's population is roughly 1700 people. Once called Smokeville after a local First Nations elder, the name was changed in the 1860s to Wellington....

     (613)-399
  • Westport
    Westport, Ontario
    Westport is a village in Eastern Ontario, Canada. It lies at the west end of Upper Rideau Lake, at the head of the navigable Rideau Canal system, between Kingston and Ottawa....

     (613)-273
  • Whitney (613)-637
  • Wooler (613)-397, 497
  • Yarker (613)-377


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