Area Code 236 Location
Phone numbers with the 236 area code originate from the Canadian province of British Columbia, specifically overlaying the area codes 604, which serves a small southwestern section of the province including the Lower Mainland and Vancouver, and 250, which serves the rest of the province. This area code also serves the small United States community of Hyder, Alaska, located along the Canada–United States border near Stewart.
Area code 236 is a general purpose code which was placed in service on June 1, 2013.
Area Code 236 Location Map
Source: Canadian Numbering Administrator (cnac.ca)
Overlay System
Area code 236 operates as part of an overlay system in British Columbia, Canada. It works alongside area codes 604, 250, 778, 672, and 257. Area code 236 was added for the province on June 1, 2013, to provide relief for the previously overlayed 604, 250, and 778 area codes. Area code 778 was created on November 3, 2001, and became an overlay for the entire province effective July 4, 2007. The implementation of 778 made ten-digit dialing mandatory across the Lower Mainland, and as of June 23, 2008, ten-digit dialing became mandatory across all of British Columbia. Area code 672 was activated on May 4, 2019, and area code 257 was introduced on May 24, 2025, further expanding the overlay complex.
Area Code 236 NXX Codes Distribution
NXX Code Distribution by Exchange Area
Our reverse phone lookup will analyze the three-digit nxx code of any 236 numbering plan area (NPA) phone number and will show which company and exchange area it was initially assigned to. This nxx code data may help to determine the Canada carrier, and geographic area associated with that phone number.
| Exchange Area | Number of NXX Codes |
|---|---|
| Vancouver | 138 |
| Kelowna | 18 |
| Abbotsford | 16 |
| Victoria | 16 |
| New Westminster | 11 |
| Aldergrove | 9 |
| Nanaimo | 9 |
| North Vancouver | 9 |
| Richmond | 9 |
| West Vancouver | 9 |
| Chilliwack | 8 |
| Penticton | 8 |
| Prince George | 8 |
| Cranbrook | 7 |
| Salmon Arm | 7 |
| South Kamloops | 7 |
| Vernon | 7 |
| Fort St. John | 6 |
| Gulf Islands | 6 |
| Hope | 6 |
| Quesnel | 6 |
| Duncan | 5 |
| Midway | 5 |
| Mission | 5 |
| Parksville | 5 |
| 100 Mile House | 4 |
| Campbell River | 4 |
| Courtenay | 4 |
| Fernie | 4 |
| Newton | 4 |
| Pender Island | 4 |
| Port Hardy | 4 |
| Saanich | 4 |
| Whistler | 4 |
| White Rock | 4 |
| Whonnock | 4 |
| Williams Lake | 4 |
| Agassiz | 3 |
| Armstrong | 3 |
| Boston Bar | 3 |
| Bowen Island | 3 |
| Britannia Beach | 3 |
| Burns Lake | 3 |
| Chetwynd | 3 |
| Cloverdale | 3 |
| Comox | 3 |
| Creston | 3 |
| Grand Forks | 3 |
| Haney | 3 |
| Ladner | 3 |
| Langley | 3 |
| Lillooet | 3 |
| Nelson | 3 |
| Oliver | 3 |
| Pitt Meadows | 3 |
| Port Coquitlam | 3 |
| Port Moody | 3 |
| Princeton | 3 |
| Revelstoke | 3 |
| Rosedale | 3 |
| Sardis | 3 |
| Sooke | 3 |
| Sparwood | 3 |
| Yale | 3 |
| Yarrow | 3 |
| Aspen Park | 2 |
| Bella Coola | 2 |
| Cache Creek | 2 |
| Chase | 2 |
| Chemainus | 2 |
| Christina Lake | 2 |
| Cobble Hill | 2 |
| Cortes Island | 2 |
| Cumberland | 2 |
| Fort Langley | 2 |
| Fort St. James | 2 |
| Ganges | 2 |
| Gibsons | 2 |
| Gold River | 2 |
| Golden | 2 |
| Greenwood | 2 |
| Hemlock Valley | 2 |
| Houston | 2 |
| Invermere | 2 |
| Kimberley | 2 |
| Lakeview Heights | 2 |
| Logan Lake | 2 |
| Lumby | 2 |
| Mackenzie | 2 |
| Masset | 2 |
| Merritt | 2 |
| Nakusp | 2 |
| Nanoose | 2 |
| North Kamloops | 2 |
| Oyster Bay | 2 |
| Peachland | 2 |
| Pemberton | 2 |
| Port Alice | 2 |
| Port Edward | 2 |
| Powell River | 2 |
| Qualicum | 2 |
| Sicamous | 2 |
| Spences Bridge | 2 |
| Squamish | 2 |
| Summerland | 2 |
| Terrace | 2 |
| Tofino | 2 |
| Vanderhoof | 2 |
| Whalley | 2 |
| Winfield | 2 |
| Wynndel | 2 |
| 108 Mile House | 1 |
| 150 Mile House | 1 |
| 70 Mile House | 1 |
| Aiyansh | 1 |
| Alert Bay | 1 |
| Alexis Creek | 1 |
| Alkali Lake | 1 |
| Ashcroft | 1 |
| Avola | 1 |
| Balfour | 1 |
| Barriere | 1 |
| Bear Lake | 1 |
| Beaver Cove | 1 |
| Beaver Valley | 1 |
| Beaverdell | 1 |
| Bella Bella | 1 |
| Black Point | 1 |
| Boswell | 1 |
| Bouchie Lake | 1 |
| Bowser | 1 |
| Bridge Lake | 1 |
| Canal Flats | 1 |
| Castlegar | 1 |
| Cedar | 1 |
| Chief Lake | 1 |
| Chilako | 1 |
| Clearwater | 1 |
| Clinton | 1 |
| Cluculz Lake | 1 |
| Crawford Bay | 1 |
| D'Arcy | 1 |
| Dawson Creek | 1 |
| Decker Lake | 1 |
| Donald | 1 |
| Dragon Lake | 1 |
| Duncan Lake | 1 |
| Dunster | 1 |
| East Pine | 1 |
| Elkford | 1 |
| Elko | 1 |
| Enderby | 1 |
| Fairmont Hot Springs | 1 |
| Falkland | 1 |
| Fauquier | 1 |
| Field | 1 |
| Flatrock | 1 |
| Forest Grove | 1 |
| Fort Fraser | 1 |
| Francois Lake | 1 |
| Fraser Lake | 1 |
| Fulford Harbour | 1 |
| Gabriola Island | 1 |
| Giscome | 1 |
| Gold Bridge | 1 |
| Granisle | 1 |
| Grasmere | 1 |
| Grassy Plains | 1 |
| Greenville | 1 |
| Hagensborg | 1 |
| Hansard | 1 |
| Hartley Bay | 1 |
| Hartway | 1 |
| Hazelton | 1 |
| Hedley | 1 |
| Hendrix Lake | 1 |
| Hixon | 1 |
| Holberg | 1 |
| Horsefly | 1 |
| Hudson's Hope | 1 |
| Jaffray | 1 |
| Jordan River | 1 |
| Kaslo | 1 |
| Keremeos | 1 |
| Kincolith | 1 |
| Kitimat | 1 |
| Kitsault | 1 |
| Kitwanga | 1 |
| Klemtu | 1 |
| Kyuquot | 1 |
| Lac La Hache | 1 |
| Ladysmith | 1 |
| Lake Cowichan | 1 |
| Lakelse | 1 |
| Lantzville | 1 |
| Lasqueti Island | 1 |
| Likely | 1 |
| Little Fort | 1 |
| Lytton | 1 |
| Manning Park | 1 |
| McBride | 1 |
| McLeese Lake | 1 |
| McLeod Lake | 1 |
| Montney | 1 |
| Moyie | 1 |
| Naramata | 1 |
| Nimpo Lake | 1 |
| North Nelson | 1 |
| Ocean Falls | 1 |
| Okanagan Falls | 1 |
| Okanagan Mission | 1 |
| Osoyoos | 1 |
| Oyama | 1 |
| Parson | 1 |
| Pineview | 1 |
| Port Alberni | 1 |
| Port Renfrew | 1 |
| Port Simpson | 1 |
| Pouce Coupe | 1 |
| Prespatou | 1 |
| Prince Rupert | 1 |
| Puntzi | 1 |
| Quadra Island | 1 |
| Radium | 1 |
| Red Rock | 1 |
| Riondel | 1 |
| Riske Creek | 1 |
| Rock Creek | 1 |
| Rolla | 1 |
| Rutland | 1 |
| Salmon Valley | 1 |
| Sayward | 1 |
| Sechelt | 1 |
| Shalalth | 1 |
| Skookumchuck | 1 |
| Smithers | 1 |
| Sointula | 1 |
| South Slocan | 1 |
| Spillimacheen | 1 |
| Stewart | 1 |
| Summit Lake | 1 |
| Tachie | 1 |
| Tahsis | 1 |
| Tatla Lake | 1 |
| Taylor | 1 |
| Telkwa | 1 |
| Thrums | 1 |
| Topley | 1 |
| Trail | 1 |
| Trout Lake | 1 |
| Tumbler Ridge | 1 |
| Ucluelet | 1 |
| Union Bay | 1 |
| Valemount | 1 |
| Vanway | 1 |
| Vavenby | 1 |
| Wellington | 1 |
| Wells | 1 |
| Westbank | 1 |
| Westsyde | 1 |
| Westview | 1 |
| Westwold | 1 |
| Wildwood | 1 |
| Willow Point | 1 |
| Willowbrook | 1 |
| Winter Harbour | 1 |
| Woss Lake | 1 |
| Yahk | 1 |
| Zeballos | 1 |
NXX Code Distribution by Company
| Company | NXX Codes Assigned |
|---|---|
| Navigata Communications Limited | 144 |
| Iristel Inc. | 104 |
| Distributel | 66 |
| TELUS | 57 |
| Freedom Mobile Inc. | 53 |
| Bell West Inc. | 45 |
| TELUS Mobility | 43 |
| Rogers Communications Canada Inc. (Wireless) | 38 |
| Shaw Telecom Inc. | 38 |
| Bell Mobility | 34 |
| Fibernetics Corporation | 24 |
| IXICA Communications Inc. | 23 |
| ISP Telecom Inc. | 19 |
| Fido Solutions Inc. | 11 |
| Comwave Networks | 8 |
| Rogers Communications Canada Inc. (Cable) | 7 |
| Zayo Canada Inc. | 4 |
| Videotron Ltd. | 3 |
| OpenMobile Inc. | 1 |
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