These are the primary telephone area codes for Sherbrooke and central/eastern Quebec outside the Montreal region.
How to Call Sherbrooke from Overseas
- Dial your country's exit code (International Access Code)
- Dial 1 (Canada country code)
- Dial the area code (819 or 873)
- Dial the 7-digit local phone number
Example: Calling Sherbrooke from the UK
00 1 819 555 1234
Where:
00 = UK exit code
1 = Canada country code
819 = Sherbrooke area code
555 1234 = Local Sherbrooke phone number
Quick Facts
Sherbrooke Area Code Coverage
These area codes serve Sherbrooke and surrounding regions in southern Quebec:
819 - Original Central/Eastern Quebec
Sherbrooke, Gatineau, Trois-Rivières, Drummondville, Val-d'Or
873 - Overlay (2012)
Added to relieve number exhaustion in the 819 region
Downtown Sherbrooke
Wellington Street, Université de Sherbrooke downtown campus
East Sherbrooke
Fleurimont, Brompton, Ascot
North Sherbrooke
Rock Forest-Saint-Élie-Deauville, Lennoxville
Eastern Townships Core
Includes Magog, Granby, Cowansville (shared 819/873 coverage)
Major Canadian Area Codes
Common Exit Codes for Calling Canada
When calling Sherbrooke from these countries, use these exit codes:
United Kingdom
00
Australia
0011
European Union
00
Japan
010
China
00
United States
011