705 area code region now dial 10 digits; Introducing new 249 area code
Posted March 5, 2011 9:29 am.
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ONTARIO – Folks in the 705 area code region have no choice but to dial their area code when making calls, starting Saturday.
This applies to calling a neighbour across the street. The new area code, 249, is being introduced this month.
Residents who have not been using the area code since the beginning of the year have had their calls put through with a reminder to start using the prefix
that changed as of Saturday morning.
Area codes 705 and 249 are telephone area codes that covers most of northeastern and central Ontario in Canada
These are among the areas that use the 705 area code:
Allison, Angus, Barrie, Blind River, Bobcaygeon, Bonfield, Bracebridge, Brechin, Bruce Mines, Burk’s Falls, Callander, Campbellford, Cobalt, Cochrane, Collingwood, Cookstown, Creemore, Desbarats, Echo Bay,Elliot Lake Elmvale, OntarioEnglehart, Espanola, Fenelon Falls, Greater Sudbury, Haliburton Hearst Hastings, Hearst, Honey Harbour, Huntsville, Iroquois Falls, Iron Bridge, Kapuskasing, Kirkfield, Ontario, Kirkland Lake, Lefroy, Lindsay, Little Britain, Mattawa, Midland, Moose Factory, Moosonee, North Bay, Orillia, Oro, Parry Sound, Pefferlaw, Penetanguishene, Peterborough, Port McNicoll/Victoria Harbour, Powassan, Rosseau, Sables-Spanish Rivers (Massey), Sault Ste. Marie, Severn Bridge, Smooth Rock Falls, South River, Spanish, St. Joseph Island, Stroud, Sundridge, Swastika, Timmins, Temagami, Temiskaming Shores, Tottenham, Udora, Wasaga Beach, Wawa
