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. Covers 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 onto all of British Columbia^[1].
• 672: Future area code for all of British Columbia, as an overlay for 778 and 236. Set to be released in May 2019^[2].

References

See also

• Telephone numbers in Canada
• Canadian Numbering Administration Consortium