Area Code
New Brunswick, Canada
Local Time
12:31 PM
Atlantic Time
Area Code
506
State / Province
New Brunswick
Country
Canada
Time Zone
Atlantic Time
Area code 506 covers 88 rate centers across New Brunswick. Rate centers are geographic areas used by telephone companies to determine local calling boundaries.
Use the E.164 format for clickable phone links (RFC 3966):
<a href="tel:+15065550100">+15065550100</a><a href="tel:+15065550199">+15065550199</a>Area code 506 is a North American Numbering Plan (NANP) telephone area code assigned to New Brunswick, Canada. It is the sole area code assigned to New Brunswick, covering the entire state or province under a single numbering plan area.
Yes. 506 is an active North American Numbering Plan (NANP) area code, currently assigned to New Brunswick, Canada. It is safe to answer or dial calls using this area code.
Area code 506 covers 88 rate centers across New Brunswick. Communities served include Albert, Allardville, Alma, Baie-sainte-anne, Baker Brook, and 83 more localities. Rate centers are the geographic building blocks telephone carriers use to determine local calling boundaries and to assign numbers when a business or individual requests a phone number in a specific city.
All numbers in the 506 area code observe Atlantic Time (IANA timezone: America/Halifax). Atlantic Time is UTC−4 in winter (AST) and UTC−3 in summer (ADT). When placing a call to a 506 number from a different time zone, check the current local time above to avoid calling outside of business hours.
From within New Brunswick, dial the 7-digit local number directly if calling within the same rate center, or dial 1 + 506 + 7-digit number for long-distance calls within North America. From outside the US or Canada, dial your country's international exit code followed by 1 506 XXX XXXX. The country code for both the United States and Canada in NANP is +1.
Format 506 numbers using E.164 notation as required by RFC 3966: prefix with +1 and omit dashes and parentheses (e.g., +15065550100). This format ensures tel: links work correctly on all mobile browsers and VoIP apps. See the tel: URI formatting guide for complete examples.