Planned area code
Area code 273 — New Quebec code
Quebec · assigned Oct 16, 2025
Area code 273 is a new Quebec code, assigned on October 16, 2025; it starts on February 27, 2027 as an overlay of 367, 418, 581.
Local time in Quebec
Starts
Feb 27, 2027
- Overlay of367, 418, 581
- Time zoneEastern Time
- Local calls10 digits
Spam call reports about 273 numbers
FTC complaints with a 273 caller ID
2 complaints, Sep 11 – Oct 22, 2026
The code has no numbers in service yet: these caller IDs were faked.
Consumer reports, not verified by the FTC · source
Source: FTC Do Not Call complaints created Sep 11 – Oct 22, 2026. They are reported by consumers and are not verified by the FTC; caller ID can be spoofed (how we count).