Phone area codes for Quebec City, QC

The capital of Quebec, Quebec City is one of the oldest European settlements in North America. Its fortified Old Town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the city is the cultural anchor of francophone Canada outside Montreal.

Dialling from and to Quebec City

Because Quebec City sits inside an overlay region with 3 overlapping area codes, callers must always dial 10 digits — even for calls between two phones on the same street. From outside Canada and the United States, dial your international access prefix, then +1, then the 10-digit number.

Mobile carriers in Quebec City typically issue numbers from whichever overlay code is currently being released by the NANP relief plan. As a result, two members of the same household frequently carry numbers from two different area codes — for example a long-time resident with an original-assignment number and a newer subscriber with an overlay number.

About Quebec City, Quebec

Quebec City is located in Quebec, Canada. The capital of Quebec, Quebec City is one of the oldest European settlements in North America. Its fortified Old Town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the city is the cultural anchor of francophone Canada outside Montreal. The city falls within the Eastern Time (EST/EDT, UTC-5/-4) time zone.

Numbers issued to subscribers in Quebec City can come from any of the area codes assigned to the surrounding numbering plan area: 418, 581, 367. With number portability now standard across all Canadian carriers, the area code attached to a Quebec City number tells you only where that number was first issued — not who currently carries it or where the device is physically located.

If you are trying to identify a recent call from 418 or 581 or 367, the caller is most likely either based in Quebec City or another community within the same NPA, has previously held a number issued in this area, or — in the case of telemarketing and scam calls — is spoofing a local prefix to increase the chance you pick up.