Area code 705
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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
(NANPA) from portions of the area covered by area codes 613 and 519. Area code 807
, covering northwestern Ontario
, was split from area code 705 in early 1962.
On March 19, 2011, area code 249 was added as an overlay code. In addition, since this date all calls require ten-digit dialing.
The incumbent local exchange carriers in 705/249 are Bell Canada
, Northern Telephone, Ontera
, and some municipally-owned carriers.
s that use this area code (as of 2011) with their corresponding phone exchanges:
Northeastern Ontario
Northeastern Ontario is the region within the Canadian province of Ontario which lies north and east of Lakes Superior and Huron.Northeastern Ontario consists of the districts of Algoma, Sudbury, Cochrane, Timiskaming, Nipissing and Manitoulin; and the single-tier municipality of Greater...
and central Ontario in 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...
. 705 was initially created in 1957 by the North American Numbering Plan
North American Numbering Plan
The North American Numbering Plan is an integrated telephone numbering plan administered by Neustar which encompasses 24 countries and territories, including the United States and its territories, Canada, Bermuda, and 16 nations of the Caribbean...
(NANPA) from portions of the area covered by area codes 613 and 519. Area code 807
Area code 807
Area code 807 is a telephone area code in the Canadian province of Ontario, encompassing the Northwestern Ontario region. The 807 Area Code was created in early 1962 when this region of Ontario split from the 705 Area Code...
, covering northwestern Ontario
Northwestern Ontario
Northwestern Ontario is the region within the Canadian province of Ontario which lies north and west of Lake Superior, and west of Hudson Bay and James Bay. It includes most of subarctic Ontario. Its western boundary is the Canadian province of Manitoba, which disputed Ontario's claim to the...
, was split from area code 705 in early 1962.
On March 19, 2011, area code 249 was added as an overlay code. In addition, since this date all calls require ten-digit dialing.
The incumbent local exchange carriers in 705/249 are 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,...
, Northern Telephone, Ontera
Ontera
Ontera is a telecommunications company in Ontario, Canada. It is a subsidiary of the Ontario Northland Transportation Commission, an "operational enterprise" of the Government of Ontario....
, and some municipally-owned carriers.
Communities included
These are among the areaArea
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s that use this area code (as of 2011) with their corresponding phone exchanges:
- AllistonAlliston, OntarioAlliston is a settlement in Simcoe County in the Canadian province of Ontario. It is part of the Town of New Tecumseth since the 1991 amalgamation of Alliston and nearby villages of Beeton, Tottenham, and the Township of Tecumseth...
(705)- 250, 391, 415, 434, 435, 440, 530, 890 - Angus (705) - 230, 423, 424, 516
- BarrieBarrieBarrie may refer to:* Barrie, city in Ontario, Canada* Barrie , Canadian federal electoral district* Barrie , provincial electoral district* Barrie—Simcoe—Bradford, former Canadian electoral district...
(705) - 220, 229, 241, 252, 279, 300, 305, 309, 321, 331, 333, 393, 401, 417, 481, 500, 503, 623, 627, 712, 715, 716, 717, 718, 719, 720, 721, 722, 725, 726, 727, 728, 730, 733, 734, 735, 737, 739, 770, 780, 790, 791, 792, 794, 795, 796, 797, 798, 812, 814, 817, 818, 828, 881, 896, 970, 984, 985, 993, 999 - Baysville (705) - 767
- BeavertonBeaverton, OntarioBeaverton is a community in Brock Township in the Regional Municipality of Durham, Ontario, Canada.Originally part of Thorah Township in Ontario County, Beaverton was first settled in 1822. The settlement is located on Lake Simcoe at the mouth of the Beaver River...
(705) - 217 426 504 - Blind RiverBlind River, OntarioPopulation trend:* Population in 2006: 3780* Population in 2001: 3969* Population in 1996: 3152 * Population in 1991: 3355-Economy:Its main businesses are tourism, fishing, logging, and uranium refining....
(705) - 356 576 - BobcaygeonBobcaygeon, OntarioBobcaygeon is a community on the Trent-Severn Waterway in the City of Kawartha Lakes, east-central Ontario, Canada.Bobcaygeon was incorporated as village in 1876, and became known as the "Hub of the Kawarthas"...
(705) - 213, 392, 731, 738 - BonfieldBonfield, OntarioBonfield is a township in northeastern Ontario, Canada, on the Mattawa River in Nipissing District.The township comprises the communities of Blanchard's Landing, Bonfield, Grand Desert, and Rutherglen...
(705) - 776 - BracebridgeBracebridge, OntarioBracebridge is a town and the seat of the Muskoka District Municipality of Ontario, Canada.The town was built around a waterfall on the Muskoka River in the centre of town, and is known for its other nearby waterfalls . It was first incorporated in 1875...
(705) - 204, 205, 394, 637, 640, 641, 644, 645, 646, 706, 765, 801, 952 - Brechin (705) - 484, 505
- Bruce MinesBruce Mines, OntarioBruce Mines is a town in the Canadian province of Ontario, located on the north shore of Lake Huron in the Algoma District along Highway 17. The town of Bruce Mines has a population of 584 residents. The current mayor of Bruce Mines is Gordon Post.- History :...
(705) - 785 - Burk's FallsBurk's Falls, OntarioBurk's Falls is a village in the Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada, located 165 miles north of Toronto and 55 miles south of North Bay, Ontario...
(705) - 382 - CallanderCallander, OntarioThe Municipality of Callander is a township in central Ontario, Canada, located at the southeast end of Lake Nipissing in the District of Parry Sound...
(705) - 712, 713, 752 - CampbellfordCampbellford, OntarioCampbellford is a small town in Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada, in the municipality of Trent Hills.Located at , Campbellford lies approximately midway between Toronto and Ottawa. It is situated on both the Trent-Severn Waterway and the Trans Canada Trail. It can be reached from Highway...
(705)-202 395 632 653 661 947 - ChapleauChapleau, OntarioChapleau is a township in Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada. It is home to one of the world's largest wildlife preserves. Chapleau has a population of 2,354 according to the Canada 2006 Census....
(705) - 864 - CobaltCobalt, OntarioCobalt is a town in the district of Timiskaming, province of Ontario, Canada, with a population of 1,223 In 2001 Cobalt was named "Ontario's Most Historic Town" by a panel of judges on the TV Ontario program Studio 2, and in 2002 the area was designated a National Historic Site.-History:Silver was...
(705) - 679 - CochraneCochrane, OntarioCochrane is a town in northern Ontario, Canada. It is located east of Kapuskasing, northeast of Timmins, south of Moosonee, and north of Iroquois Falls. It is about a one-hour drive from Timmins, the major city of the region. It is the seat of Cochrane District...
(705) - 271, 272 - CollingwoodCollingwood, OntarioCollingwood is a town in Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada. Geographically, it is situated on Nottawasaga Bay at the southern point of Georgian Bay.-History:...
(705) - 293, 351, 416, 441, 442, 443, 444, 445, 446, 532, 606, 607, 888, 994 - Cookstown (705) - 458
- CreemoreCreemore, OntarioCreemore is a former village, now part of Clearview Township, located in Simcoe County, Ontario. It lies approximately north of Toronto, 40 minutes west of Barrie, and 20 minutes south of Collingwood and Georgian Bay. It sits on the eastern boundary of the Niagara Escarpment.Creemore purportedly...
(705) - 466 - DesbaratsDesbarats, OntarioJohnson is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario, located within the Algoma District. The township had a population of 701 in the Canada 2006 Census.-Communities:...
(705) - 782 - DorsetDorset, OntarioDorset is a small community located on the boundary between the Lake of Bays Municipality in Muskoka District and the Algonquin Highlands Township in Haliburton County, Ontario, Canada. Dorset was originally called Cedar Narrows. In 1859 Francis Harvey became the first white settler here....
(705) - 766 - Dwight (705) - 635
- Echo Bay (705) - 248
- Elliot LakeElliot Lake, OntarioElliot Lake is a city in Algoma District, Ontario, Canada. It is north of Lake Huron, midway between the cities of Sudbury and Sault Ste...
(705) - 261, 461, 578, 847, 848, 849 - Elmvale, Ontario (705) - 322
- EnglehartEnglehart, OntarioEnglehart is a town in the Canadian province of Ontario, located on the Englehart River in the Timiskaming District.-History:...
(705) - 544 - EspanolaEspanola, OntarioEspanola is a town in Northern Ontario, Canada, and is the seat of Sudbury District. It is situated on the Spanish River, approximately 70 kilometres west of downtown Sudbury, and just south of the junction of Highway 6 and Highway 17.- History :The name "Espanola" has been attributed to a story...
(705) - 480, 583, 862, 863, 869, 936 - Fenelon Falls (705) - 886 887
- Greater Sudbury (249)- 810, 878, (705) - 207, 222, 280, 396, 397, 404, 419, 479, 483, 485, 507, 521, 522, 523, 524, 525, 546, 547, 550, 551, 552, 553, 554, 556, 560, 561, 562, 564, 566, 585, 586, 587, 588, 589, 590, 591, 592, 593, 595, 596, 597, 598, 599, 618, 626, 662, 664, 665, 669, 670, 671, 673, 674, 675, 677, 682, 688, 690, 691, 692, 693, 694, 695, 698, 699, 805, 806, 815, 820, 822, 823, 824, 825, 829, 830, 831, 832, 836, 853, 855, 858, 866, 867, 885, 897, 898, 899, 918, 919, 920, 923, 929, 966, 967, 969, 983, 988
- Haliburton (705) - 286, 306, 447, 448, 488, 489, 455, 457, 754, 854
- HearstHearst, OntarioHearst is a town in the Canadian province of Ontario. It is located in Northern Ontario, approximately west of Kapuskasing, approximately north of Toronto and east of Thunder Bay on Highway 11...
(705) - 207, 208, 209, 211, 219, 222, 280, 396, 397, 404, 419 - HastingsHastings, OntarioHastings is an amalgamated village within the municipality of Trent Hills, Northumberland County, in the province of Ontario, Canada. It is on the Trent River, in what is considered to be Ontario's "cottage country"....
(705) - 696 697 922 - HearstHearst, OntarioHearst is a town in the Canadian province of Ontario. It is located in Northern Ontario, approximately west of Kapuskasing, approximately north of Toronto and east of Thunder Bay on Highway 11...
(705) - 362, 372, 960 - Honey Harbour (705) - 756
- HuntsvilleHuntsville, OntarioHuntsville is a town in the Muskoka Region of Ontario, Canada. It is located north of Toronto and south of North Bay....
(705) - 224, 349, 380, 388, 571, 783, 784, 787, 788, 789, 825, 990 - Iroquois FallsIroquois Falls, OntarioIroquois Falls is a small town in Northern Ontario, Canada, with a population of 4,729 in the Canada 2006 Census.The town centre lies just off of Hwy 11 on the banks the Abitibi River, west of Lake Abitibi. Timmins, one of the largest cities in northern Ontario is approximately to the west...
(705) - 232, 258 - Iron Bridge (705) - 843
- Kapuskasing (705)- 319, 332, 335, 337, 347, 557, 577
- Kirkfield, OntarioKirkfield, OntarioKirkfield is a village located in the city of Kawartha Lakes, in the Canadian province of Ontario. The unincorporated village was named in 1864 after the initial name, Novar, was rejected by the government. A list of 8 possible choices was then offered. The village, being predominantly Scottish at...
(705) - 438 - Kirkland Lake (705) - 462, 469, 567, 568, 642, 962
- Lefroy (705) - 456
- LindsayLindsay, OntarioLindsay is a community of 19,361 people on the Scugog River in the Kawartha Lakes region of south-eastern Ontario, Canada. It is approximately west of Peterborough...
(705) - 212, 307, 308, 320, 324, 328, 340, 341, 344, 464, 821, 878, 879, 880, 928, 934, 982 - Little BritainLittle Britain, OntarioLittle Britain is a community in the City of Kawartha Lakes, Ontario, Canada. It is located 15 km southwest of Lindsay. Formerly a part of Mariposa Township and Victoria County, Little Britain is now part of Ward 8, City of Kawartha Lakes.-History:...
(705) - 786 - MattawaMattawa, OntarioMattawa is a town in northeastern Ontario, Canada, at the confluence of the Mattawa and Ottawa Rivers in Nipissing District. Mattawa means "Meeting of the Waters" in Ojibwa...
(705)-200, 218, 744 - MidlandMidland, OntarioMidland is a town located on Georgian Bay in Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada.Situated at the southern end of Georgian Bay's 30,000 Islands, Midland is the economic centre of the region, with a 125-bed hospital and a local airport. It is the main town of the southern Georgian Bay area...
(705) - 209, 245, 427, 433, 526, 527, 528, 529, 540, 543, 937, 956 - Moose FactoryMoose Factory, OntarioMoose Factory is a community in the Cochrane District, Ontario, Canada. It is on Moose Factory Island, near the mouth of the Moose River, which is at the southern end of James Bay. It was the first English-speaking settlement in Ontario and the second Hudson's Bay Company post to be set up in North...
(705) - 658 - MoosoneeMoosonee, OntarioMoosonee is a town in northern Ontario, Canada, on the Moose River approximately south of James Bay. It is considered as "the Gateway to the Arctic" and has Ontario's only saltwater port...
(705) - 336 - North BayNorth Bay, OntarioNorth Bay is a city in Northeastern Ontario, Canada. It is the seat of Nipissing District, and takes its name from its position on the shore of Lake Nipissing.-History:...
(249) - 358, (705) - 223, 303, 358, 402, 471, 472, 473, 474, 475, 476, 477, 478, 482, 490, 491, 492, 493, 494, 495, 497, 498, 499, 667, 707, 753, 758, 839, 840, 845, 978, 980, 995 - Orillia (705) - 238, 242, 259, 298, 323, 325, 326, 327, 329, 330, 345, 350, 418, 558, 826, 955
- Oro (705) - 835, 487
- Parry SoundParry Sound, OntarioParry Sound is a town in Central Ontario, Canada, located on Parry Sound on the eastern shore of Georgian Bay. Parry Sound is located south of Sudbury and north of Toronto. It is the seat of Parry Sound District, a popular cottage country region for Southern Ontario residents. It is also the...
(705) - 203, 346, 746, 751, 771, 773, 774, 938, 996 - PefferlawPefferlaw, OntarioPefferlaw is a community within the Town of Georgina, located 3 kilometres south of the southeastern shores of Lake Simcoe and in the eastern end of the town. A river, known officially as the Pefferlaw River, runs just south of the community's commercial district...
(705) - 437, 513 - PenetanguishenePenetanguishene, OntarioPenetanguishene , sometimes shortened to Penetang, is a town in Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada. It is located on the southeasterly tip of Georgian Bay...
(705) - 549, 614 - PeterboroughPeterborough, OntarioPeterborough is a city on the Otonabee River in southern Ontario, Canada, 125 kilometres northeast of Toronto. The population of the City of Peterborough was 74,898 as of the 2006 census, while the census metropolitan area has a population of 121,428 as of a 2009 estimate. It presently ranks...
(705) - 201, 243, 270, 292, 295, 296, 304, 312, 313, 403, 536, 559, 639, 651, 652, 654, 655, 656, 657, 659, 660, 700, 740, 741, 742, 743, 745, 748, 749, 750, 755, 760, 761, 768, 772, 775, 799, 802, 808, 813, 837, 838, 868, 872, 874, 875, 876, 877, 891, 926, 927, 930, 931, 932, 933, 939, 940, 944, 954, 957, 974, 977, 979, 991 - Port McNicollPort McNicoll, OntarioPort McNicoll is a community in the Canadian province of Ontario. It is located in the Simcoe County township of Tay.-Busy terminal:The community of Port McNicoll was established in 1908 as a Great Lakes port on the southern shores of Georgian Bay...
/Victoria Harbour (705) - 534 - PowassanPowassan, OntarioPowassan is a municipality in the Canadian province of Ontario, located near North Bay. Powassan is located in the Parry Sound District, at its easternmost boundary with the Nipissing District....
(705) - 724 - RosseauRosseau, OntarioRosseau is a community in the District of Parry Sound in Ontario, Canada, located in the township of Seguin. It is situated on the north shore of Lake Rosseau, a popular vacationing area. It is one of the ends of the Rosseau-Nipissing Road, which stretches all the way up to Lake Nipissing, near...
(705) - 732 - Sables-Spanish Rivers (Massey)Sables-Spanish Rivers, OntarioPopulation trend:* Population in 2006: 3237* Population in 2001: 3245* Population total in 1996: 3535** Massey : 1171** The Spanish River : 1598** Webbwood : 563* Population in 1991:** Massey : 1186...
(705) - 865 - Sault Ste. MarieSault Ste. Marie, OntarioSault Ste. Marie is a city on the St. Marys River in Algoma District, Ontario, Canada. It is the third largest city in Northern Ontario, after Sudbury and Thunder Bay, with a population of 74,948. The community was founded as a French religious mission: Sault either means "jump" or "rapids" in...
(705) - 206, 251, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257, 260, 297, 541, 542, 574, 575, 759, 777, 779, 910, 941, 942, 943, 945, 946, 949, 963, 971, 975, 987, 989, 992, 998 - SearchmontSearchmont, OntarioSearchmont is a community with a local services board in the Canadian province of Ontario. The services board covers the unincorporated townships of Deroche, Gaudette, Hodgins and Shields in the Algoma District northeast of Sault Ste. Marie...
(705) - 781 - Severn BridgeSevern Bridge, OntarioSevern Bridge, Ontario is a small community in the Town of Gravenhurst, Ontario of the District of Muskoka in the province of Ontario, Canada. It is located around 100 kilometres north of Toronto, on the Severn River, roughly halfway between Orillia and Gravenhurst. Its population is around 300 ....
(705) - 689 - Smooth Rock FallsSmooth Rock Falls, OntarioSmooth Rock Falls is an incorporated town in the Cochrane District in Northeastern Ontario, Canada. Part of the James Bay Frontier, it calls itself "The North's Biggest Little Town."-Geography and transportation:...
(705) - 314, 338 - South RiverSouth River, OntarioSouth River is a village located on Highway 11 near Algonquin Park in the Parry Sound District of Ontario, Canada. It is about a half hour drive south of North Bay or a three hour drive north of Toronto. South River claims to be the second busiest entrance to the Algonquin Park...
(705) - 386 - SpanishSpanish, OntarioSpanish is a town in the Canadian province of Ontario, located on Trans-Canada Highway 17 in the Algoma District near the border of the Sudbury District...
(705) - 844 - St. Joseph IslandSt. Joseph IslandSt. Joseph Island is a Canadian island in Lake Huron, near the mouth of the St. Marys River which connects Lake Huron with Lake Superior. It is the second largest island in Lake Huron and the third largest in the Great Lakes overall, trailing Manitoulin and Lake Superior's Isle Royale.St...
(705) - 246 - Stroud (705) - 431, 436, 615
- SundridgeSundridge, OntarioSundridge is a village in central Ontario, Canada, approximately 75 km south of North Bay, Ontario along Highway 11, on the shore of Lake Bernard. Sundridge is a tourist destination in both winter and summer, with boating and snowmobiling providing the main attraction. Algonquin Provincial Park is...
(705) - 384 - TimminsTimminsTimmins is a city in northeastern Ontario, Canada on the Mattagami River. At the time of the Canada 2006 Census, Timmins' population was 42,997...
(705) - 221, 225, 235, 240, 262, 264, 265, 266, 267, 268, 269, 274, 288, 360,363, 365, 465, 531, 579, 625, 951 - TemagamiTemagami, OntarioTemagami, formerly spelt as Timagami, is a region and a municipality in northeastern Ontario, Canada, in the District of Nipissing with Lake Temagami at its heart....
(705) - 569 - Temiskaming Shores (705) - 469, 570, 572, 622, 628, 629, 630, 647, 648, 672, 680, 948
- TottenhamTottenham, OntarioTottenham is a community in the town of New Tecumseth, in south-central Ontario, Canada. It takes its name from its first postmaster, Alexander Totten. The Tottenham Conservation Area is a recreational facility in the village, which is also famous for its Bluegrass Festival...
(705) - 936 - UdoraUdora, OntarioUdora is a small rural community in Ontario, Canada. It has a population estimated to be around 500 and is situated in the most south-eastern part of Georgina, split between York Region and Durham Region. The town was originally known as Snoddon Corners and was the location of the Snoddon Hotel....
(705) - 228 - Wasaga Beach (705)-352 422 429 617
- WawaWawa, OntarioWawa is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario, located within the Algoma District. Formerly known as the township of Michipicoten, the township was officially renamed for its largest and best-known community in 2009....
(705) -414 856