Area Code 778

Area Code 778 is in British Columbia

Other British Columbia Area Codes
236, 250, 257, 604, 672, 778

British Columbia Area Code Overlays
(604 and 778 and 236 and 672) - (250 and 778 and 236 and 672)


Area Code 778 History:

11/03/2001
Area code 778 was officially put into service. Area code 778 is an overlay of area codes 604 and 250. In 2008 the overlay pattern was expanded to cover all of area codes 604 and 250. Area code 778 serves all of British Columbia except the lower mainland.

Area code 236 was officially put into service as an overlay of area codes 250, 604, and 778 on 06/01/2013 and mandatory 10 digit dialing is required.

Area code 672 was officially put into service as an overlay of area codes 236, 250, 604, and 778 on 05/04/2019.

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has approved area code 257 as a distributed overlay covering existing area codes 236, 250, 604, 672 and 778 effective 05/24/2025.

Ten digit dialing (area code + seven digit number) is necessary in the 604/778/236 and 250/778/236 overlays because two different homes in the same geographic area can have the same seven digit phone number but each would have a different area code.

Major cities or places in British Columbia within area code 778 include:

Area codes 250, 778 serve the larger communities of Campbell River, Cowichan Valley, Dawson Creek, Fort St. John, Kamloops, Kelowna, Nanaimo, Prince George, Prince Rupert, Quesnel, Terrace, Victoria, Vernon, and Williams Lake, along with many smaller communities in the area code 250 and 778 service area. Area codes 604 and 778 serve southwestern British Columbia including the larger communities of Abbotsford, Aldergrove, Burnaby, Chilliwach, Langley, New Westminster, North Vancouver, Port Coquitlam, Port Moody, Powell River, Richmond, Surry and Vancouver along with many smaller communities in southwestern British Columbia.

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