Area Code 428

Area Code 428 History:

04/29/2023

Area code 428 was put into service as a distributed overlay of area code 506 on April 29, 2023.

Ten digit dialing (area code + seven digit number) is necessary in the 428/506 overlay because different homes in the same geographic area can have the same seven digit phone number but each would have a different area code.

Major cities or places in New Brunswick within area code 428 include:

Area code 428 will serve the larger communities of Bathurst, Campbellton, Edmundston, Florenceville, Fredericton, Grand Falls, Miramichi, Moncton, Saint John, Sait Stephen, and Woodstock, in addition to many smaller communities throughout New Brunswick.