Area Code

236

Q: Is 236 a valid area code?

Yes. 236 is an active North American Numbering Plan (NANP) area code, currently assigned to British Columbia, Canada. It is safe to answer or dial calls using this area code.

Q: What time zone is area code 236?

All numbers in the 236 area code observe Pacific Time (IANA timezone: America/Los_Angeles). Pacific Time is UTC−8 in winter (PST) and UTC−7 in summer (PDT). When placing a call to a 236 number from a different time zone, check the current local time to avoid calling outside of business hours.

British Columbia, Canada

Local Time

12:44 AM

Pacific Time

Area Code

236

State / Province

British Columbia

Country

Canada

Time Zone

Pacific Time

Cities and Communities Served

100 Mile House 108 Mile House 150 Mile House 70 Mile House Abbotsford Agassiz Aiyansh Aldergrove Alert Bay Alexis Creek Alkali Lake Armstrong Ashcroft Aspen Park Avola Balfour Barriere Bear Lake Beaver Cove Beaver Valley Beaverdell Bella Bella Bella Coola Black Point Boston Bar Boswell Bouchie Lake Bowen Island Bowser Bridge Lake Britannia Beach Burns Lake Cache Creek Campbell River Canal Flats Castlegar Cedar Chase Chemainus Chetwynd Chief Lake Chilako Chilliwack Christina Lake Clearwater Clinton Cloverdale Cluculz Lake Cobble Hill Comox Cortes Island Courtenay Cranbrook Crawford Bay Creston Cumberland D'arcy Dawson Creek Decker Lake Donald Dragon Lake Duncan Duncan Lake Dunster East Pine Elkford Elko Enderby Fairmont Hot Springs Falkland Fauquier Fernie Field Flatrock Forest Grove Fort Fraser Fort Langley Fort St James Fort St John Francois Lake Fraser Lake Fulford Harbour Gabriola Island Ganges Gibsons Giscome Gold Bridge Gold River Golden Grand Forks Granisle Grasmere Grassy Plains Greenville Greenwood Gulf Islands Hagensborg Haney Hansard Hartley Bay Hartway Hazelton Hedley Hemlock Valley Hendrix Lake Hixon Holberg Hope Horsefly Houston Hudsons Hope Invermere Jaffray Jordan River Kaslo Kelowna Keremeos Kimberley Kincolith Kitimat Kitsault Kitwanga Klemtu Kyuquot Lac La Hache Ladner Ladysmith Lake Cowichan Lakelse Lakeview Heights Langley Lantzville Lasqueti Island Likely Lillooet Little Fort Logan Lake Lumby Lytton Mackenzie Manning Park Masset Mcbride Mcleese Lake Mcleod Lake Merritt Midway Mission Montney Moyie Nakusp Nanaimo Nanoose Naramata Nelson New Westminster Newton Nimpo Lake North Kamloops North Nelson North Vancouver Ocean Falls Okanagan Falls Okanagan Mission Oliver Osoyoos Oyama Oyster Bay Parksville Parson Peachland Pemberton Pender Island Penticton Pineview Pitt Meadows Port Alberni Port Alice Port Coquitlam Port Edward Port Hardy Port Moody Port Renfrew Port Simpson Pouce Coupe Powell River Prespatou Prince George Prince Rupert Princeton Puntzi Quadra Island Qualicum Quesnel Radium Red Rock Revelstoke Richmond Riondel Riske Creek Rock Creek Rolla Rosedale Rutland Saanich Salmon Arm Salmon Valley Sardis Sayward Sechelt Shalalth Sicamous Skookumchuck Smithers Sointula Sooke South Kamloops South Slocan Sparwood Spences Bridge Spillimacheen Squamish Stewart Summerland Summit Lake Tachie Tahsis Tatla Lake Taylor Telkwa Terrace Thrums Tofino Topley Trail Trout Lake Tumbler Ridge Ucluelet Union Bay Valemount Vancouver Vanderhoof Vanway Vavenby Vernon Victoria Wellington Wells West Vancouver Westbank Westsyde Westview Westwold Whalley Whistler White Rock Whonnock Wildwood Williams Lake Willow Point Willowbrook Winfield Winter Harbour Woss Lake Wynndel Yahk Yale Yarrow Zeballos

Area code 236 covers 269 rate centers across British Columbia. Rate centers are geographic areas used by telephone companies to determine local calling boundaries.

tel: Link Format

Use the E.164 format for clickable phone links (RFC 3966):

<a href="tel:+12365550100">+12365550100</a>

<a href="tel:+12365550199">+12365550199</a>

Full tel: URI guide

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About Area Code 236

Area code 236 is a North American Numbering Plan (NANP) telephone area code assigned to British Columbia, Canada. It is one of 5 area codes serving British Columbia. As population and demand for phone numbers grew, the region was divided into multiple numbering plan areas to avoid exhausting the available 7-digit number pool.

Is 236 a valid area code?

Yes. 236 is an active North American Numbering Plan (NANP) area code, currently assigned to British Columbia, Canada. It is safe to answer or dial calls using this area code.

Where is area code 236?

Area code 236 covers 269 rate centers across British Columbia. Communities served include 100 Mile House, 108 Mile House, 150 Mile House, 70 Mile House, Abbotsford, and 264 more localities. Rate centers are the geographic building blocks telephone carriers use to determine local calling boundaries and to assign numbers when a business or individual requests a phone number in a specific city.

What time zone is area code 236?

All numbers in the 236 area code observe Pacific Time (IANA timezone: America/Los_Angeles). Pacific Time is UTC−8 in winter (PST) and UTC−7 in summer (PDT). When placing a call to a 236 number from a different time zone, check the current local time above to avoid calling outside of business hours.

How do I dial a 236 number?

From within British Columbia, dial the 7-digit local number directly if calling within the same rate center, or dial 1 + 236 + 7-digit number for long-distance calls within North America. From outside the US or Canada, dial your country's international exit code followed by 1 236 XXX XXXX. The country code for both the United States and Canada in NANP is +1.

Formatting 236 phone numbers

Format 236 numbers using E.164 notation as required by RFC 3966: prefix with +1 and omit dashes and parentheses (e.g., +12365550100). This format ensures tel: links work correctly on all mobile browsers and VoIP apps. See the tel: URI formatting guide for complete examples.

Other Area Codes in British Columbia

250 604 672 778