Area Code

250

Q: Is 250 a valid area code?

Yes. 250 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 250?

All numbers in the 250 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 250 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

250

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 Ahousat Aiyansh Alert Bay Alexis Creek Alkali Lake Armstrong Ashcroft Aspen Park Atlin Avola Balfour Bamfield Barriere Bear Lake Beaver Cove Beaver Valley Beaverdell Bella Bella Bella Coola Blue River Bob Quinn Lake Boswell Bouchie Lake Bowser Bridge Lake Burns Lake Cache Creek Campbell River Canal Flats Castlegar Cedar Celista Chase Chemainus Chetwynd Chief Lake Chilako Christina Lake Clearwater Clinton Cluculz Lake Cobble Hill Comox Cortes Island Courtenay Cranbrook Crawford Bay Creston Cumberland Dallas Dawson Creek Dease Lake Decker Lake Donald Douglas Lake Dragon Lake Duncan Duncan Lake Dunster East Pine Elkford Elko Enderby Fairmont Hot Springs Falkland Fauquier Fernie Field Flatrock Forest Grove Fort Fraser Fort Nelson Fort St James Fort St John Fort Ware Francois Lake Fraser Lake Fruitvale Fulford Harbour Gabriola Island Ganges Genelle Giscome Gold Bridge Gold River Golden Good Hope Lake Grand Forks Granisle Grasmere Grassy Plains Greenville Greenwood Gulf Islands Hagensborg Hansard Hartley Bay Hartway Hazelton Hedley Hendrix Lake Hixon Holberg Horsefly Houston Hudsons Hope Invermere Iskut Jaffray Jordan River Kaslo Kelowna Keremeos Kimberley Kincolith Kitimat Kitkatla Kitsault Kitwanga Klemtu Kyuquot Lac La Hache Ladysmith Lake Cowichan Lakelse Lakeview Heights Lantzville Lasqueti Island Likely Lillooet Little Fort Logan Lake Loos Lower Post Lumby Lytton Mackenzie Manning Park Masset Mcbride Mcleese Lake Mcleod Lake Merritt Mica Creek Midway Montney Moyie Muncho Lake Nakusp Nanaimo Nanoose Naramata Nelson New Denver Nimpo Lake North Kamloops North Nelson Ocean Falls Okanagan Falls Okanagan Mission Oliver Osoyoos Oyama Oyster Bay Parksville Parson Peachland Pender Island Penticton Pineview Port Alberni Port Alice Port Clements Port Edward Port Hardy Port Mcneill Port Renfrew Port Simpson Pouce Coupe Prespatou Prince George Prince Rupert Princeton Pritchard Prophet River Puntzi Quadra Island Qualicum Queen Charlotte Quesnel Radium Red Rock Revelstoke Riondel Riske Creek Rock Creek Rolla Rossland Rutland Saanich Salmo Salmon Arm Salmon Valley Sandspit Savona Sayward Shalalth Sicamous Skookumchuck Slocan Smithers Sointula Sooke Sorrento South Kamloops South Slocan Sparwood Spences Bridge Spillimacheen Stewart Summerland Summit Lake Tachie Tahsis Tappen Tatla Lake Taylor Telegraph Creek Telkwa Terrace Thrums Toad River Tofino Topley Trail Trout Lake Tsay Keh Dene Tumbler Ridge Ucluelet Union Bay Valemount Vallican Vanderhoof Vanway Vavenby Vernon Victoria Wellington Wells Westbank Westsyde Westwold Wildwood Williams Lake Willow Point Willowbrook Winfield Winter Harbour Wonowon Woss Lake Wynndel Yahk Youbou Zeballos

Area code 250 covers 268 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:+12505550100">+12505550100</a>

<a href="tel:+12505550199">+12505550199</a>

Full tel: URI guide

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About Area Code 250

Area code 250 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 250 a valid area code?

Yes. 250 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 250?

Area code 250 covers 268 rate centers across British Columbia. Communities served include 100 Mile House, 108 Mile House, 150 Mile House, 70 Mile House, Ahousat, and 263 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 250?

All numbers in the 250 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 250 number from a different time zone, check the current local time above to avoid calling outside of business hours.

How do I dial a 250 number?

From within British Columbia, dial the 7-digit local number directly if calling within the same rate center, or dial 1 + 250 + 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 1 250 XXX XXXX. The country code for both the United States and Canada in NANP is +1.

Formatting 250 phone numbers

Format 250 numbers using E.164 notation as required by RFC 3966: prefix with +1 and omit dashes and parentheses (e.g., +12505550100). 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

236 604 672 778