519 area code
London area, Eastern Time.Area code 519 covers London, Kitchener-Waterloo, Windsor and 207 more places in Ontario, on Eastern Time. 226, 382 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 519 numbers come from
Numbers are issued by rate center, a billing area named for its main town. 519 has 210. Each one's share is how many 519 numbers start there.
- London14%
- Kitchener-Waterloo10%
- Windsor8%
- Guelph4%
- Brantford3%
- Sarnia3%
- Hespeler3%
- Chatham3%
- Owen Sound2%
Also: Orangeville, Stratford, Woodstock, Galt, Simcoe, Leamington, Goderich, Mount Forest, Tillsonburg, Listowel, Preston, Port Elgin + 189 more
Share of exchanges (blocks of 10,000 numbers). Source: NANPA rate center and exchange reports, November 10, 2026
When can you call a 519 number?
Sales calls to homes and cell phones have legal hours, set by Canada's CRTC rules. Hold every 519 number to them, since you can't tell a work line from a personal cell.
What applies to 519Mon 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
519 and 226, 382 and 548
519 went into service on January 1, 1953. 519, 226, 382 and 548 cover the same area, so new numbers can get any of them and neighbors can have different area codes. 519 holds 37% of the area's exchanges, the most of any code here. Local calls take all 10 digits.
- 1953519 starts
- 2006226 overlay
- 2016548 overlay
- 2023382 overlay
Source: NANPA area code database
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519 area code FAQ
What area code is 519?
519 is an Ontario area code for London, Kitchener-Waterloo, Windsor, Guelph and 206 more places.
What time zone is the 519 area code in?
Eastern Time (EST, UTC-5; EDT, UTC-4 in summer).
Is 226 the same as 519?
Same area, different code. 519, 226, 382 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 519 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 519 area code start?
On January 1, 1953.
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