Date: Tue, 14 May 1996 23:04:11 -0400 (EDT) From: Dave Leibold Subject: Revised 250/604 British Columbia split profile 250/604 area code split for British Columbia (updated 14 May 1996) Area code 250 is activated 19 Oct 1996 Dialing of either 250 or 604 in those areas changing to 250 can continue until the "mandatory" date of 6 April 1997 (advanced from 1 June 1997). ANI changes (automatic number identification) are expected for 7 March 1997. After doing some matching with charts I had, these are the exchanges staying in 604 (all others change to 250): Abbotsford Agassiz Aldergrove Beach Grove Black Point Boston Bar Bowen Island Brackendale Britannia Beach Chilliwack Cloverdale D'Arcy Fort Babine Fort Langley Gibsons Haney Hemlock Valley Hope Ladner Langley Mission New Westminster Newton Nimpkish Lake North Vancouver Pemberton Pender Harbour Pitt Meadows Port Coquitlam Port Mellon Port Moody Powell River Richmond Rosedale Sardis Sechelt Squamish Vananda Vancouver West Vancouver Westview Whalley Whistler White Rock Whonnock Yale Yarrow Here is a list of how the NXXes break, and the places they belong to (anything with "???" means I don't have the info yet, or have some conflicting data for this). ................................. NXXes Remaining in area code 604: ................................. 202 Mobility Cellular 205 ??? 209 Mobility cellular 215 ??? 217 Abbotsford 218 Richmond 219 Mobility Cellular 220 Vancouver 221 Vancouver 222 Vancouver 224 Vancouver 228 Vancouver 230 Vancouver 231 Richmond 240 Vancouver 241 Richmond 244 Richmond 250 Vancouver 251 Vancouver 252 Vancouver 253 Vancouver 254 Vancouver 255 Vancouver 257 Richmond 258 Vancouver 261 Vancouver 263 Vancouver 264 Vancouver 266 Vancouver 267 Vancouver 268 Vancouver 270 Richmond 271 Richmond 272 Richmond 273 Richmond 274 Richmond 275 Richmond 276 Richmond 277 Richmond 278 Richmond 279 Richmond 280 Vancouver 290 Vancouver 291 Vancouver 293 Vancouver 294 Vancouver 298 Vancouver 299 Vancouver 301 ??? 302 Abbotsford 303 Richmond 306 Cantel Cellular 307 Cantel Cellular 309 Aldergrove 312 Mobility Cellular 313 Mobility Cellular 316 Chilliwack 318 Vancouver 320 Vancouver 321 Vancouver 322 Vancouver 323 Vancouver 324 Vancouver 325 Vancouver 327 Vancouver 328 Vancouver 329 Vancouver 331 Vancouver 341 Vancouver 351 New Westminster 377 New Westminster 412 ??? 415 ??? 420 Vancouver 421 Vancouver 430 Vancouver 431 Vancouver 432 Vancouver 433 Vancouver 434 Vancouver 435 Vancouver 436 Vancouver 437 Vancouver 438 Vancouver 439 Vancouver 443 Vancouver 444 Vancouver 448 Richmond 450 Vancouver 451 Vancouver 452 D'Arcy 454 Nimpkish Lake 460 Pitt Meadows 461 Port Moody 462 Whonnock 463 Haney 464 Port Coquitlam 465 Pitt Meadows 466 Haney 467 Haney 469 Port Moody 473 Vancouver (kits) 482 Vancouver 483 Powell River 485 Westview 486 Vananda 487 Black Point 488 Vancouver 501 Newton 514 ??? 517 ??? 520 New Westminster 521 New Westminster 522 New Westminster 524 New Westminster 525 New Westminster 526 New Westminster 527 New Westminster 528 New Westminster 530 Langley 531 White Rock 532 Langley 533 Langley 534 Langley 535 White Rock 536 White Rock 538 White Rock 540 New Westminster 541 White Rock 543 Newton 550 BCTel (special service) 551 New Westminster 552 Port Coquitlam 555 (Directory Assistance) 556 Abbotsford 570 Vancouver (?) 571 Vancouver (possibly Vancouver/Burnaby; perhaps special exchange) 572 Newton 574 Cloverdale 576 Cloverdale 580 Whalley 581 Whalley 582 Whalley 583 Whalley 584 Whalley 585 Whalley 586 Whalley 588 Whalley 589 Whalley 590 Newton 591 Newton 594 Newton 596 Newton 597 Newton 599 Newton 601 ??? 602 Vancouver 603 ??? 606 Vancouver 607 ??? 608 ??? 612 Mobility Cellular - location unknown 617 ??? 618 Vancouver 623 Vancouver 631 Vancouver 640 Vancouver 641 Vancouver 643 Vancouver 644 Vancouver 645 Vancouver 649 Vancouver 650 Vancouver 654 Vancouver 657 Vancouver 660 Vancouver 661 Vancouver 662 Vancouver 663 Vancouver 664 Vancouver 665 Vancouver 666 Vancouver 667 Vancouver 668 Vancouver 669 Vancouver 671 Richmond 680 Vancouver 681 Vancouver 682 Vancouver 683 Vancouver 684 Vancouver 685 Vancouver 686 Vancouver 687 Vancouver 688 Vancouver 689 Vancouver 691 Vancouver 702 Chilliwack 708 Vancouver 714 ??? 730 Vancouver 731 Vancouver 732 Vancouver 733 Vancouver 734 Vancouver 735 Vancouver 736 Vancouver 737 Vancouver 738 Vancouver 739 Vancouver 740 Sechelt 760 New Westminster 775 Vancouver 792 Chilliwack 793 Chilliwack 794 Rosedale 795 Chilliwack 796 Agassiz 797 Hemlock Valley 801 Mobility Cellular - location unknown 802 Mobility Cellular - location unknown 805 Cantel Cellular - location unknown 806 Cantel Cellular - location unknown 807 Cantel Cellular - location unknown 808 New Westminster 813 New Westminster 815 Squamish 816 Vancouver 817 Vancouver 818 New Westminster 819 Chilliwack 820 Mission 821 Richmond 822 Vancouver 823 Yarrow 824 Sardis 826 Mission 844 Vancouver 850 Abbotsford 852 Abbotsford 853 Abbotsford 854 Abbotsford 855 Abbotsford 856 Aldergrove 857 Aldergrove 858 Sardis 859 Abbotsford 863 Yale 864 Abbotsford 867 Boston Bar 869 Hope 870 Abbotsford 871 Vancouver 872 Vancouver 873 Vancouver 874 Vancouver 875 Vancouver 876 Vancouver 877 Vancouver 878 Vancouver 879 Vancouver 880 Vancouver 882 Fort Langley 883 Pender Harbour 884 Port Mellon 885 Sechelt 886 Gibsons 888 Fort Langley 889 New Westminster 891 Vancouver 892 Squamish 893 Britannia Beach 894 Pemberton 895 Vancouver 896 Britannia Beach 898 Brackendale 899 Vancouver 903 North Vancouver 905 Whistler 908 ??? 913 ??? 915 Whalley (wide area paging?) 916 (Wide area paging - active yet?) 917 (Wide area paging) 918 (Wide area paging) 919 (Wide area paging - active yet?) 921 West Vancouver 922 West Vancouver 924 North Vancouver 925 West Vancouver 926 West Vancouver 927 Port Coquitlam 929 North Vancouver 930 Whalley 931 Port Moody 932 Whistler 933 Port Moody 936 Port Moody 937 Port Moody 938 Whistler 939 Port Moody 940 Ladner 941 Port Coquitlam 942 Port Coquitlam 943 Beach Grove 944 Port Coquitlam 945 Port Coquitlam 946 Ladner 947 Bowen Island 948 Beach Grove 951 New Westminster 961 Vancouver 970 Vancouver 975 Fort Babine 977 Vancouver 978 Vancouver 979 Vancouver 980 North Vancouver 981 North Vancouver 983 North Vancouver 984 North Vancouver 985 North Vancouver 986 North Vancouver 987 North Vancouver 988 North Vancouver 990 North Vancouver ............................... NXXes changing from 604 to 250: ............................... 203 Campbell River 212 Mobility Cellular - location unknown 216 Cantel Cellular - location unknown 223 Boswell 225 Riondel 226 Vallican 227 Crawford Bay 229 Balfour 232 Toad River 233 McDame Lake 234 Iskut 235 Telegraph Creek 236 Bearskin Lake 237 Tats Lake 238 Goldbridge 239 Cassiar 242 Tumbler Ridge 243 Beaver Valley 245 Ladysmith 246 Chemainus 247 Gabriola Island 248 Parksville 249 Bouchie Lake 256 Lillooet 259 Shalalth 260 Vernon 262 Attachie 265 Nakusp 269 Fauquier 281 Woss Lake 282 Port Alice 283 Gold River 284 Port Alice 285 Quadra Island 286 Campbell River 287 Campbell River 288 Holberg 289 Ocean Falls 292 Hedley 295 Princeton 296 150 Mile House 297 McLeese Lake 304 ??? 305 Williams Lake 308 Vernon 314 Kamloops 315 ??? 317 Kelowna 319 Kamloops 326 Kincolith 330 Red Rock 332 Kyuquot 333 Lasqueti Island 334 Courtenay 335 Union Bay 336 Cumberland 337 Merville 338 Courtenay 339 Comox 340 Donald 342 Invermere 343 Field 344 Golden 345 Fairmont 346 Spillimacheen 347 Radium Hot Springs 348 Parson 349 Canal Flats 350 Douglas Lake 352 Nelson 353 Kaslo 354 Nelson 355 Slocan 356 Victoria 357 Salmo 358 New Denver 359 South Slocan 360 Victoria 361 Victoria 362 Rossland 363 Victoria 364 Trail 365 Castlegar 366 Duncan Lake 367 Fruitvale 368 Trail 369 Trout Lake 370 Victoria 371 Kamloops 372 Kamloops 373 Savona 374 Kamloops 375 Westwold 376 North Kamloops 378 Merritt 379 Falkland 380 Victoria 381 Victoria 382 Victoria 383 Victoria 384 Victoria 385 Victoria 386 Victoria 387 Victoria 388 Victoria 389 Victoria 390 Lantzville 391 Victoria 392 Williams Lake 393 Hendrix Lake 394 Alexis Creek 395 100 Mile House 396 Lac La Hache 397 Forest Grove 398 Williams Lake 399 Thrums 413 ??? 416 Chemainus 417 Cranbrook 422 Skookumchuck 423 Fernie 424 Yahk 425 Sparwood 426 Cranbrook 427 Kimberley 428 Creston 429 Jaffray 440 Alkali Lake 441 Cluculz Lake 442 Grand Forks 445 Greenwood 446 Rock Creek 447 Christina Lake 449 Midway 453 Ashcroft 455 Lytton 456 70 Mile House 457 Cache Creek 458 Spences Bridge 459 Clinton 468 Nanoose Bay 470 Kelowna 471 Fort Ware 472 Victoria 474 Victoria 475 Victoria 476 Tatla Lake 477 Victoria 478 Victoria 479 Victoria 480 Victoria 481 Puntzi Mountain 484 Beaverdell 489 Cranbrook 490 Penticton 491 Kelowna 492 Penticton 493 Penticton 494 Summerland 495 Osoyoos 496 Naramata 497 Okanagan Falls 498 Oliver 499 Keremeos 503 ??? 523 Logan Lake 529 Elko 537 Ganges 539 Gulf Island 542 Vernon 544 Saanich (including Sidney) 545 Vernon 546 Armstrong 547 Lumby 548 Oyama 549 Vernon 553 Loos 554 North Kamloops 555 (Directory Assistance) 557 Port Clements 558 Vernon 559 Queen Charlotte City 560 Chilako 561 Prince George 562 Prince George 563 Prince George 564 Prince George 565 Prince George 566 Valemount 567 Vanderhoof 568 Giscome 569 McBride 573 Dallas 575 Highland Valley 577 Pritchard 578 Aspen Park 579 Westsyde 587 Blackpool 592 Victoria 593 Bridge Lake 595 Victoria 598 Victoria 613 Prince George 614 Prince George 615 ??? 616 Nanaimo 620 Horsefly 621 Greenville 622 Prince Rupert 624 Prince Rupert 625 Port Simpson 626 Masset 627 Prince Rupert 628 Port Edward 629 Pender Island 630 Prespatou 632 Kitimat 633 Aiyansh 634 Kemano 635 Terrace 636 Stewart 637 Sandspit 638 Terrace 639 Kitimat 642 Sooke 646 Jordan River 647 Port Renfrew 648 Tachie 651 Atlin 652 Saanich 653 Fulford Harbour 655 Saanich 656 Saanich 658 Victoria 659 Riske Creek 670 Ahousat 672 Barriere 673 Blue River 674 Clearwater 675 Sorrento 676 Vavenby 677 Little Fort 678 Avola 679 Chase 690 Fort Fraser 692 Burns Lake 693 Genelle 694 Grassy Plains 695 Francois Lake 696 Topley 697 Granisle 698 Decker Lake 699 Fraser Lake 706 ??? 707 Westbank 715 Duncan 716 Nanaimo 717 Kelowna 720 Port Alberni (formerly used for Partyline service) 721 Victoria 722 Cedar 723 Port Alberni 724 Port Alberni 725 Tofino 726 Ucluelet 727 Victoria 728 Bamfield 729 Keating 741 Nanaimo 742 Nimpo Lake 743 Cobble Hill 744 Victoria 745 Youbou 746 Duncan 747 Dragon Lake 748 Duncan 749 Lake Cowichan 750 McLeod Lake 751 Wellington 752 Qualicum 753 Nanaimo 754 Nanaimo 755 Nanaimo 756 Wellington 757 Bowser 758 Wellington 759 Rolla 761 Zeballos 762 Kelowna 763 Kelowna 764 Okanagan Mission 765 Rutland 766 Winfield 767 Peachland 768 Westbank 769 Lakeview Heights 770 Penticton 771 Dease Lake 772 Wonowon 773 Minaker 774 Fort Nelson 776 Muncho Lake 778 Cassiar 779 Lower Post 780 East Pine 781 Flat Rock 782 Dawson Creek 783 Hudsons Hope 784 Dawson Creek 785 Fort St John 786 Pouce Coupe 787 Fort St John 788 Chetwynd 789 Taylor 790 Likely 791 108 Mile House 798 Lakelse 799 Bella Coola 804 Salmon Arm 809 Penticton 812 Victoria 814 Revelstoke 825 North Nelson 827 Montney 828 Kamloops 829 Moyie 830 Campbell River 831 Kitsault 832 Salmon Arm 833 Salmon Arm 834 Mica Creek 835 Tappen 836 Sicamous 837 Revelstoke 838 Enderby 839 Klemtu 840 Manning Park 841 Hartley Bay 842 Hazelton 843 Willowbrook 845 Houston 846 Telkwa 847 Smithers 848 Kitkatla 849 Kitwanga 851 Kamloops 860 Kelowna 861 Kelowna 862 Kelowna 865 Elkford 866 Wynndel 868 Kelowna 881 Victoria 887 Grasmere 890 Comox 897 Woodfibre 902 Port Hardy 906 ??? 920 Willow Flats 923 Willow Point 928 Beaver Cove 934 Tahsis 935 Cortes Island 949 Port Hardy 952 Victoria 953 Victoria 954 Parksville 955 Celista 956 Port McNeil 957 Bella Bella 960 Vanway 962 Hartway 963 Pineview 964 Vanway 965 Summit Lake 966 Hansard 967 Chief Lake 968 Dunster 969 Winter Harbour 971 Salmon Valley 972 Bear Lake 973 Sointula 974 Alert Bay 982 Hagensborg 989 Wildwood 991 Quesnel 992 Quesnel 993 Kersley 994 Wells 995 Victoria 996 Fort St James 997 MacKenzie 998 Hixon --------------- Final Notes: 1) An official BC Tel website listing exchanges to be split is at http://www.bctel.com/checkthisout/newcode.html 2) Thanx to contributors of additional information: + Doug Fitzpatrick + Melvin Klassen + Stephen Samuel + some place name verification from available BC Tel sources :: David Leibold -+- dleibold@else.net ++ aa070@freenet.toronto.on.ca ::