What time is it in area code 506?
Area code 506 is in the Atlantic time zone: UTC−4 in winter and UTC−3 while daylight saving time is in effect. Clocks go forward on 8 March 2026 and back on 1 November 2026. When it is 9 am in 506, it is 8 am Eastern, 7 am Central, 6 am Mountain and 5 am Pacific – so the working day here starts while the west coast is still asleep. The code's largest rate centers are Moncton, Saint John and Fredericton. Other codes keeping the same time in New Brunswick: 428.
Clocks run in your browser from the IANA time zone database, so they stay right between page rebuilds.
Offsets and clock changes
| Zone | Standard | Daylight saving | Changes in 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic | AST UTC−4 | ADT UTC−3 | Mar 8, 2026 → daylight saving time; Nov 1, 2026 → standard time |
Other New Brunswick codes on the same clock
Questions about 506 and time
What time is it in area code 506?
The clock above shows it live. 506 keeps Atlantic time, UTC−4 in winter and UTC−3 in summer.
Does area code 506 observe daylight saving time?
Yes. Clocks go forward on 8 March 2026 and back on 1 November 2026.
Is 506 the same time as New York?
No. New York is Eastern time; 506 is Atlantic (UTC−4 against UTC in winter), so work out the difference from the clock above rather than assuming.
Why does a 506 caller reach me at an odd hour?
Two common reasons. Either the clocks differ by more than you expected – the offset changes twice a year and not everywhere on the same date – or the caller ID is not really 506 at all. Spam callers fake a local-looking number, so the displayed code says nothing about where the call came from.
Sources
- NANPA – NPA Database (npa_report.csv), file date 11/01/2026, retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- IANA Time Zone Database (tzdata), as shipped with this build, retrieved Nov 1, 2026
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