Phone area codes for Winnipeg, MB
3 active area codes · Central Time (CST/CDT, UTC-6/-5) · population 749,607.
Winnipeg is the capital of Manitoba and the gateway to the Canadian Prairies. It sits at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine rivers and serves as a major transportation hub.
Area codes serving Winnipeg
Dialling from and to Winnipeg
Because Winnipeg 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 Winnipeg 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.
Major carriers serving Winnipeg
About Winnipeg, Manitoba
Winnipeg is located in Manitoba, Canada. Winnipeg is the capital of Manitoba and the gateway to the Canadian Prairies. It sits at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine rivers and serves as a major transportation hub. The city falls within the Central Time (CST/CDT, UTC-6/-5) time zone.
Numbers issued to subscribers in Winnipeg can come from any of the area codes assigned to the surrounding numbering plan area: 204, 431, 584. With number portability now standard across all Canadian carriers, the area code attached to a Winnipeg 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 204 or 431 or 584, the caller is most likely either based in Winnipeg 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.