226 area code
London area, Eastern Time.Area code 226 covers London, Kitchener-Waterloo, Windsor and 163 more places in Ontario, on Eastern Time. 382, 519 and 548 cover the same area.
Right now in London
Eastern Time (EST, UTC-5; EDT, UTC-4 in summer)
Calling hours: Mon to Fri, 9 AM to 9:30 PM · Sat to Sun, 10 AM to 6 PM (Canada's CRTC rules)
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Where 226 numbers come from
Numbers are issued by rate center, a billing area named for its main town. 226 has 166. Each one's share is how many 226 numbers start there.
- London9%
- Kitchener-Waterloo7%
- Windsor6%
- Brantford4%
- Guelph3%
- Chatham3%
- Sarnia2%
- Hespeler2%
Also: Owen Sound, Stratford, Woodstock, Galt, Tillsonburg, Walkerton, Orangeville, Listowel, Simcoe, Goderich, Belmont, Leamington + 146 more
Share of exchanges (blocks of 10,000 numbers). Source: NANPA rate center and exchange reports, November 10, 2026
When can you call a 226 number?
Sales calls to homes and cell phones have legal hours, set by Canada's CRTC rules. Hold every 226 number to them, since you can't tell a work line from a personal cell.
What applies to 226Mon to Fri, 9 AM to 9:30 PM · Sat to Sun, 10 AM to 6 PM
- Canada (CRTC)Mon to Fri, 9 AM to 9:30 PM · Sat to Sun, 10 AM to 6 PMApplies to calls to businesses too. Some provinces add rules the tool doesn't apply, like British Columbia's ban on calls on statutory holidays.CRTC Unsolicited Telecommunications Rules, Part III, s. 23 (opens in a new tab)
Local time comes from the area code, not from where the person is today. Mobiles keep their number when they move. Calling hours here are a guide, not legal advice. Every state's calling hours, with sources
226 and 382, 519 and 548
226 went into service on October 21, 2006. 226, 382, 519 and 548 cover the same area, so new numbers can get any of them and neighbors can have different area codes. 226 holds 37% of the area's exchanges, the most of any code here. Local calls take all 10 digits.
- 1953519 overlay
- 2006226 starts
- 2016548 overlay
- 2023382 overlay
Source: NANPA area code database
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226 area code FAQ
What area code is 226?
226 is an Ontario area code for London, Kitchener-Waterloo, Windsor, Brantford and 162 more places.
What time zone is the 226 area code in?
Eastern Time (EST, UTC-5; EDT, UTC-4 in summer).
Is 382 the same as 226?
Same area, different code. 226, 382, 519 and 548 cover the same area (an overlay), so new numbers can get any of them and local calls take all 10 digits.
What are the calling hours for 226 numbers?
Mon to Fri, 9 AM to 9:30 PM · Sat to Sun, 10 AM to 6 PM, local time, under Canada's CRTC rules.
When did the 226 area code start?
On October 21, 2006.
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