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236 area code location: Vancouver and Kelowna, British Columbia

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Map of the 778 area, which 236 overlaysBoundaries are approximate; area codes don't always follow city or county lines. Map data: the Homeland Security Infrastructure Program (HSIP, 2010) and the North American Numbering Plan Administrator (NANPA), checked 26 September 2026; Statistics Canada (Open Government Licence – Canada); US Census Bureau.

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236 area code at a glance

Province: British Columbia
Primary cities: Vancouver, Kelowna, and Abbotsford
Established: 1 June 2013
Prefixes in service: 745 as of 26 September 2026

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History

Country and calling code: Canada (+1).

Parent code: 604.

New code planned: No, as of 26 September 2026.

Time zones

Mountain Time: Standard time UTC−07:00; Daylight saving time UTC−06:00
Mountain Time: Standard time UTC−07:00; No daylight saving
Pacific Time: Standard time UTC−08:00; Daylight saving time UTC−07:00

Time zones by place

This area spans Mountain and Pacific time.

The time zone of 269 communities is not recorded.

Communities covered

236 numbers are issued across 269 communities. These are telephone exchange areas, which follow the phone network rather than city limits, so a place can sit just outside the boundary of the town it is named for.

Vancouver
Kelowna
Abbotsford
Victoria
New Westminster
Nanaimo
Richmond
Aldergrove
North Vancouver
Penticton
West Vancouver
Chilliwack
Cranbrook
Prince George
Salmon Arm
Fort St. John
South Kamloops
Vernon
Duncan
Gulf Islands
Hope
Midway
Parksville
Quesnel
Whistler

244 more communities

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

Notable places in 236

Place	Where	What it is
University of British Columbia	10.0 km from West Vancouver	University
BC Place	1.7 km from Vancouver	Stadium
Vancouver International Airport	3.8 km from Richmond	Airport
Rogers Arena	1.9 km from Vancouver	Arena
Simon Fraser University	6.5 km from Port Moody	University
Pacific Coliseum	4.5 km from North Vancouver	Arena
Vancouver Art Gallery	2.5 km from Vancouver	Museum
Cypress Mountain Ski Area	7.8 km from West Vancouver	Resort
Emily Carr University of Art and Design	1.6 km from Vancouver	University
Grouse Mountain	7.3 km from North Vancouver	Resort

Also serving this area

Questions about 236

Where is the 236 area code?

236 is in British Columbia. Its numbers are issued in Vancouver, Kelowna, Abbotsford, and 266 other communities.

What time zone is area code 236 in?

236 spans Mountain and Pacific Time. Daylight saving time is observed in part of the area.

What communities are in the 236 area code?

Vancouver, Kelowna, Abbotsford, Victoria, and New Westminster, and 264 other communities.

What province is area code 236 in?

Area code 236 is in British Columbia.

Is 236 a toll-free area code?

No. 236 is a geographic area code. The toll-free codes are 800, 833, 844, 855, 866, 877, and 888.

Sources: NANPA area code listing, CNA code status. Checked 2026-09-26.

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