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. It currently 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: Created in 2011 (effective 2019), overlays onto 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
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