Area Code 250

Area code 250 is an area code for most of the Canadian province of British Columbia, including Vancouver Island. It was created on October 19, 1996 as a split of area code 604. [http://www.nanpa.com/pdf/old_pl/IL%2095-08-007.pdf]

The area code also serves the American city of Hyder, Alaska.

The incumbent local exchange carriers are Telus, Northwestel and the City of Prince Rupert.

Numbers starting with 250