Area code 778

Area code 778 is an overlay area code for the Canadian province of British Columbia. It was created on November 3, 2001 as a concentrated overlay of area code 604. Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) announced on June 7, 2007 that 778 area code would expand to cover the entire province effective July 4, 2007 because of exhaustion of phone numbers in area code 250. As of June 23, 2008, 10-digit dialing became mandatory in BC; trying to use 7-digit dialing would trigger a recorded message to remind callers of the new rule. After September 12, 2008, 7-digit dialing ceased to function.

Communities included

• Abbotsford (778)-201 344 779 880 982

• Aldergrove (778)-240 241 242 245 246 255 369 549 551 552 808 809 823 825 878 908

• Chilliwack (778)-933

• Cloverdale (778)-571 574 575 850

• Comox (778)-431 992

• Courtenay (778)-225 335 451

• Cranbrook (778)-261 517 520 963

• Dawson Creek (778)-273 964

• Duncan (778)-422 493 936

• Fernie (778)-519

• Houston (778)-221 816

• Hudson's Hope (778)-204

• Kamloops (778)-220 257 470 471 495 696
  • Cache Creek (778)-207

• Kaslo (778)-205

• Kelowna (778)-214 215 363 436 477 478 484 581 699 821

• Kimberley (778)-481

• Kitimat (778)-631 818 876

• Langley (778)-277 278 298 726 826

• Nakusp (778)-206

• Nanaimo (778)-269 441 690 971

• New Westminster (778)-237 238 312 384 385 386 387 388 389 396 397 398 503 688 727 759 772 773 789 791 792 822 827 858 859 861 862 863 865 869 885 889 891 892 893 895 896 898 935 937 979

• North Vancouver (778)-251 262 264 338 340 729 820

• Penticton (778)-476 931

• Port Coquitlam (778)-216 284 285 325 730 831

• Port Moody (778)-217 272 355 522 731

• Prince George (778)-281 349 415 416 497 693 890 983

• Prince Rupert (778)-645

• Quesnel (778)-334 414 920

• Richmond (778)-219 234 282 296 297 723 732 832 918 919 960

• Saanich (778)-351 426 749

• Smithers (778)-210

• Sooke (778)-352 425

• South Delta (778)-263

• Sparwood (778)-518

• Surrey is divided into the following local rate centres:
  • Newton (778)-218 223 438 564 565 578 593 612 830
  • Whalley (778)-368 391 394 395 435 636 735 852
  • White Rock (778)-292 294 545 736

• Trail (778)-274 965

• Vancouver (778)-200 222 224 227 228 229 230 231 232 233 235 239 288 300 316 317 318 319 320 321 322 323 327 328 329 330 331 333 370 371 372 373 374 375 378 383 446 452 504 532 554 558 580 588 600 628 668 686 689 706 707 708 710 712 713 714 724 737 782 783 785 786 788 800 819 828 829 833 834 835 836 837 838 839 840 846 847 848 855 866 867 868 870 871 872 873 874 875 877 879 881 882 883 886 887 888 889 891 893 899 926 927 928 929 938 945 968 980 984 985 987 988 989 990 991 993 994 995 996 997 998 999

• Vernon (778)-212 475 930 932

• Victoria (778)-224 265 350 400 401 410 430 432 433 440 676 677 678 679 698 700 746 747 966 967 972 977

• West Vancouver (778)-279 280 734 851

• Williams Lake (778)-267 333 412 417 961

• Willow Point (778)-420

See also

• List of NANP area codes

Notes and references

• Fabisch, M.P. (1995-08-17). "NANP-Split of 604 (British Columbia) Numbering Plan Area (NPA)". Bellcore Letter. http://www.nanpa.com/pdf/old_pl/IL%2095-08-007.pdf. Retrieved 2007-01-24. 
• Suresh Khare (October 26, 2006) (PDF). Planning Document NPA 250 Numbering Relief. 1.0. Canadian Numbering Administrator (CNA). http://www.cnac.ca/npa_codes/relief/250/documents/NPA250_PD_26_Oct_2006_rev_1.pdf. Retrieved 2007-01-24. 

External links

• NANP Planning Letter PL-246
• CNA exchange list for area +1-778
• CNA NPA 250 Relief Planning
• Telecom archives
• Area Code Map of Canada

British Columbia area codes: 250, 604, 778
	North: 867
West: Pacific Ocean, 907	778 (overlaid with 250 and 604)	East: 780, 403, 587 (overlay)
	South: 360, 509, 208, 406
Alberta area codes: 403, 587, 780
Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut area codes: 867
Idaho area codes: 208
Washington area codes: 206, 253, 360, 425, 509
Alaska area codes: 907