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
672: Another overlay set aside by officials for future expansion^[1]

Lists of area codes in the North American Numbering Plan

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References

↑ "New 236 area code rolled out in B.C.". CBC News. 31 May 2013.

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