Area code 250 is an area code for most of the Canadian province of British Columbia, including Vancouver Island. It was created on October 19, 1996 as a split of area code 604. [1] A telephone numbering plan is a system that allows subscribers to make and receive telephone calls across long distances. ... Motto: Splendor sine occasu (Latin: Splendour without diminishment) Capital Victoria Largest city Vancouver Official languages English (de facto) Government Lieutenant-Governor Steven Point Premier Gordon Campbell (BC Liberal) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament House seats 36 Senate seats 6 Confederation July 20, 1871 (6th province) Area  Ranked 5th Total 944... Vancouver Island is separated from mainland British Columbia by the Strait of Georgia and the Queen Charlotte Strait, and from Washington by the Juan De Fuca Strait. ... is the 292nd day of the year (293rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... Area code 604 is the telephone area code in British Columbia, Canada, encompassing the Lower Mainland region around Vancouver. ...

The area code also serves the American city of Hyder, Alaska. The border between Stewart, British Columbia and Hyder, as seen from the Canadian side. ...

The incumbent local exchange carriers are Telus, Northwestel and the City of Prince Rupert. TELUS (TSX: T, NYSE: TU) is a Canadian telecommunications firm, the countrys second-largest telecommunications carrier after Bell Canada, with C$8. ... This article needs to be wikified. ... Orthographic projection centred over Prince Rupert BC Coast, showing Prince Rupert and Vancouver Prince Rupert is a city in the province of British Columbia, Canada. ...

• Campbell River (250)-201 202 203 204 205 286 287 504 830 850 895 923

• Cranbrook (250)-417 420 421 426 464 489 581 919

• Comox (250)-339 890 941

• Courtenay (250)-207 218 331 334 338 465 650 702 703 792 871 897 898

• The Cowichan Valley comprises the following local rate centres:
  • Chemainus (250)-210 246 324 416 436 533 606
  • Cobble Hill (250)-733 743 929
  • Duncan (250)-252 466 510 597 701 709 710 715 732 737 746 748 815 856
  • Ladysmith (250)-245 924
  • Lake Cowichan (250)-749 932
  • Youbou (250)-745

• Dawson Creek (250)-219 467 719 782 784 795 806 854

• Fort St. John (250)-224 261 262 263 264 271 329 663 785 787 793 794

• Hudson's Hope (250)-783 903 (778)-204

• Kamloops (250)-214 299 312 314 318 319 320 371 372 374 376 377 434 461 554 571 572 573 574 576 577 578 579 682 705 819 828 851 852 879, (778)-220
  • Surrounding communities:
  • Barriere (250)-672
  • Cache Creek (250)-313 457 (778)-207
  • Savona (250)-373

• Kelowna (250)-212 215 258 300 317 322 448 450 451 454 469 470 491 575 681 712 717 718 762 763 764 765 769 801 807 808 826 859 860 861 862 863 864 868 869 870 872 878 899 979 980 (778)-436

• Kimberley (250)-427 432 520 602 908

• Nanaimo is divided into the following local rate centres:
  • Cedar (250)-323 722
  • Lantzville (250)-390 933
  • Nanaimo (250)-244 268 327 518 591 616 618 619 667 668 713 714 716 734 739 740 741 753 754 755 796 797 802 816 824
  • Wellington (250)-585 729 751 756 758 760

• Parksville (250)-228 240 248 586 607 905 927 937 947 951 954

• Penticton (250)-274 276 328 460 462 482 486 487 488 490 492 493 770 809 817

• Port Alberni (250)-206 720 723 724 730 731 735 736 913 918

• Prince George (250)-277 301 552 561 562 563 564 565 596 612 613 614 617 640 645 649 906 960 961 962 963 964 970 981 (778)-890

• Quesnel (250)-255 316 925 983 985 991 992

• Saanich (250)-544 652 654 655 656 657 665 669, (778)-426

• Smithers (250)-847 877

• Sooke (250)-642 664 867, (778)-425
  • Jordan River (250)-646
  • Port Renfrew (250)-647

• Terrace (250)-615 631 635 638 641 892 922 975

• Union Bay, including Fanny Bay, Denman Island, and Hornby Island (250)-335

• Vernon (250)-241 260 275 306 307 308 309 351 503 540 541 542 543 545 549 550 558 907 938

• Victoria (250)-208 213 216 217 220 294 298 356 360 361 363 370 380 381 382 383 384 385 386 387 388 389 391 405 410 412 413 414 415 418 419 472 474 475 477 478 479 480 483 507 508 514 516 519 532 536 580 588 589 590 592 595 598 658 661 686 704 708 721 727 744 812 813 818 823 853 857 858 880 881 882 883 884 885 886 888 889 891 893 896 920 940 952 953 978 984 995

• Williams Lake (250)-267 302 303 305 392 398 855

Motto: non mangiamo i cervelli (Enriched by land and sea) Location of Campbell River, British Columbia Coordinates: , Country Canada Province British Columbia Region Comox-Strathcona Founded 1855 Incorporated 1947 Government  - Mayor Roger McDonell  - Governing body Campbell River Council Area  - City 143. ... Cranbrook, British Columbia ( ) is a city in southeast British Columbia, seat of the Regional District of East Kootenay. ... Coordinates: Country Canada Province British Columbia Regional District Comox-Strathcona Incorporated 1953 Government  - Mayor Jim Brass Area  - City 26. ... Courtenay is a city on the east coast of Vancouver Island, in the province of British Columbia, Canada. ... Region around the Cowichan River and Cowichan Lake on Vancouver Island, in British Columbia, Canada. ... Chemainus is a town on the east coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. ... Cobble Hill is a small town in the Cowichan Valley. ... Duncan, The City of Totems (pop. ... Ladysmith is a town located on the 49th parallel on the east coast of Vancouver Island British Columbia, Canada. ... Lake Cowichan is located on southern Vancouver Island, British Columbia. ... Youbou is a community located on the north shore of Cowichan Lake, west of Duncan and a 25-minute drive west of the community of Lake Cowichan, Canada. ... For the TV series, see Dawsons Creek. ... The City of Fort St. ... Hudsons Hope is a small town in northern British Columbia. ... “Kamloops” redirects here. ... Barriere is a forestry city in central British Columbia, Canada, located 60km north of the larger city of Kamloops. ... Cache Creek is a junction town 350km northeast of Vancouver in Canada. ... Savona is a small community at the west end of Kamloops Lake History Savona was originally located on the north shore of Kamloops Lake, where it was the end of the stagecoach line. ... Location of Kelowna within the Central Okanagan in British Columbia, Canada Country Province Regional District Central Okanagan Settled 1879 Incorporated 1905 Government  - Mayor Sharon Shepherd  - Governing body Kelowna City Council  - MP Ron Cannan  - MLAs Al Horning Sindi Hawkins Area  - City 283 km²  (109. ... Kimberley Bavarian cuckoo clock Kimberley is a small mining town in British Columbia, Canada, located in the southeastern tip of the province, along Highway 95A in between the Purcell and Rocky Mountains. ... There are several federal and provincial electoral districts with the name Nanaimo. ... 67. ... Penticton ( ) is a city in south central British Columbia between Okanagan Lake and Skaha Lake (at one time known officially as Dog Lake). According to the 2001 census its population is 30,985 (41,574 in the greater area). ... Port Alberni is a city located in the province of British Columbia in Canada. ... These cutbanks on the Nechako River are Prince Georges signature natural landmark. ... Quesnel is a city in the Cariboo District of British Columbia, Canada. ... // Introduction The District of Saanich is a municipality on Vancouver Island in British Columbia. ... Smithers is a town located in northwestern British Columbia, Canada, approximately halfway between Prince George and Prince Rupert. ... Sooke is an incorporated district municipality situated on the southern tip of Vancouver Island, Canada. ... Cities of Vancouver Island Jordan River is a small settlement on the west coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, located approximatelty 70 km west of Victoria. ... Cities of Vancouver Island Port Renfrew is a town on the west coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, located approximatety 2. ... Mayor Jack Talstra Councillors Lynne Christiansen Marylin Davies Brian Downie Carol Leclerc Rich McDaniel Brad Pollard Land area 42. ... Union Bay is a small community approximately 15 kilometers south of Courtenay,BC the largest city in the Comox Valley. ... Fanny Bay is a small village of the Canadian province of British Columbia. ... Denman Island is a Northern Gulf Island in the Comox Valley of British Columbia, Canada, with a small community of approximatly 1000 residents. ... Hornby Island of British Columbia, Canada, is a Northern Gulf Island parallel with Vancouver Islands Comox Valley. ... Vernon is a city in the south-central region of British Columbia, Canada. ... This article is about the city of Victoria. ... Williams Lake also known as BCs Stampede Capital (and jokingly refered to as Willies Puddle) is a city in British Columbia, Canada. ...

Relief planning

The projected exhaust date of area code 250 is January 2008. The plan recommended by the Canadian Numbering Administrator, to change the boundaries of area code 778 to include the entire province, was approved by the CRTC on June 7, 2007. Mandatory 10-digit dialing begins September 12, 2008. [2] Area code 604 is the telephone area code in British Columbia, Canada, encompassing the Lower Mainland region around Vancouver. ... is the 158th day of the year (159th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... is the 255th day of the year (256th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. ...

As this solution is an overlay, the current telephone numbers in area code 250 will remain unchanged and new telephone numbers in the region can be assigned area code 778. Three CO prefixes will be reserved for 40 years for use by Northwestel on its 15 exchanges, 13 of which cannot handle multiple area codes.

Area code 236 has been reserved for British Columbia once area code 778 is exhausted. See CRTC Telecom Decision 2007-38 for more information.

See also

• List of NANP area codes
• CNA exchange list for area +1-250
• CNA exchange list for area +1-778
• CNA NPA 250 Relief Planning
• Telecom archives

This article is about North American telephone area codes. ... A province is a territorial unit, almost always a country subdivision. ... Motto: Splendor sine occasu (Latin: Splendour without diminishment) Capital Victoria Largest city Vancouver Official languages English (de facto) Government Lieutenant-Governor Steven Point Premier Gordon Campbell (BC Liberal) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament House seats 36 Senate seats 6 Confederation July 20, 1871 (6th province) Area  Ranked 5th Total 944... Area code 604 is the telephone area code in British Columbia, Canada, encompassing the Lower Mainland region around Vancouver. ... Area code 604 is the telephone area code in British Columbia, Canada, encompassing the Lower Mainland region around Vancouver. ... Area code 867 is the area code for the three Canadian territories in the arctic far north. ... Area code 907 covers the entire state of Alaska. ... Area code 780 is a telephone area code in the Canadian province of Alberta, encompassing the northern two-thirds of the province. ... Area code 403 is a telephone area code in the Canadian province of Alberta, encompassing the southern half of the province. ... Area code 604 is the telephone area code in British Columbia, Canada, encompassing the Lower Mainland region around Vancouver. ... Area code 360 is the area code for western Washington outside the greater Seattle metropolitan area. ... North American area code 509 is a state of Washington telephone area code which covers central and eastern Washington, including Spokane, Yakima, and Walla Walla. ... The area code 208 is the area code for the state of Idaho. ... Area code 406 is the telephone area code serving all of the state of Montana. ... Motto: none Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Whitehorse Largest city Whitehorse Commissioner Jack Cable Premier Dennis Fentie (Yukon Party) Area 482,443 km² (9th)  - Land 474,391 km²  - Water 8,052 km² (1. ... Types of administrative and/or political territories include: A legally administered territory, which is a non-sovereign geographic area that has come under the authority of another government. ... Area code 867 is the area code for the three Canadian territories in the arctic far north. ... For other uses, see State (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Idaho (disambiguation). ... The area code 208 is the area code for the state of Idaho. ... For other uses, see State (disambiguation). ... For the capital city of the United States, see Washington, D.C.. For other uses, see Washington (disambiguation). ... Area code 206 is a telephone dialing code in Washington for Seattle, Mercer Island and the islands of Bainbridge and Vashon, and portions of the Seattle metro area from Des Moines to Woodway. ... Area code 253 is a telephone dialing code in Washington for the suburbs south of Seattle and of the southern Puget Sound area, centered at Tacoma and extending to include the areas around Gig Harbor, Auburn, and Roy. ... Area code 360 is the area code for western Washington outside the greater Seattle metropolitan area. ... Area code 425 is a telephone dialing code in Washington for the suburbs north and east of Seattle, particularly the Eastside, extending east to Snoqualmie and north to Everett. ... North American area code 509 is a state of Washington telephone area code which covers central and eastern Washington, including Spokane, Yakima, and Walla Walla. ...

References

• Fabisch, M.P. (1995-08-17). "NANP-Split of 604 (British Columbia) Numbering Plan Area (NPA)". Bellcore Letter. Retrieved on 2007-01-24. 
• Suresh Khare (October 26, 2006). "Planning Document NPA 250 Numbering Relief" (PDF). 1.0. Canadian Numbering Administrator (CNA). Retrieved on 2007-01-24.