List of British Columbia area codes

This is a list of area codes in the province of British Columbia:

• 604: Created in 1947 as British Columbia's original area code. The numbering plan area comprises the City of Vancouver, the Lower Mainland, Sunshine Coast, Howe Sound and lower Fraser Valley.
• 250: Split in 1996 from 604, serves most of British Columbia including Vancouver Island
• 778: Created in 2001 as overlay for Vancouver and the lower Fraser Valley in 2001; extended to entire province in 2007
• 236: Created in 2001 (effective 2013); overlays all of British Columbia[1]
• 672: Created in 2011 (effective 2019); overlays all of British Columbia.[2]

References

1. "New 236 area code rolled out in B.C." CBC News. 31 May 2013.
2. "B.C. is getting a new area code next year". CBC News. 14 February 2018.

See also

• Telephone numbers in Canada
• Canadian Numbering Administration Consortium