Province · 6 area codes

British Columbia area codes

British Columbia (about 5–5.5 million people) is served by a single province-wide overlay complex: original 604 (Lower Mainland/Vancouver) and 250 (rest of the province), overlaid successively by 778, 236, 672 and, most recently, 257 (in service May 2025).

A · Metros

Major metro areas

Vancouver Victoria Surrey Kelowna Nanaimo

B · Directory

All British Columbia area codes

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236 250 257 604 672 778

From the CNA relief history. 257 is the newest (May 2025).

Sources

Canadian Numbering Administrator (CNA) ↗

Canadian Geographic Area Code Relief History (updated 29 May 2026) — primary

Wikipedia ↗

Telephone numbers in Canada (secondary cross-check)

Compiled by North American Numbers, last checked 2026-09-19. How this is made.