Where is area code 236?

Area code 236 is in British Columbia, Canada: all 746 of its exchanges on record are there. From abroad it is dialled +1 236, then the seven-digit number.

Is a 236 number mobile or landline?

Either: in the North American Numbering Plan the line type belongs to the exchange (the three digits after the area code), not to the area code. Of the 746 exchanges on record in 236, 183 (25%) were allocated as mobile, 412 (55%) as fixed line and 151 (20%) as VoIP. A number can have been ported since, to another carrier and even to another line type.

Which carriers have numbers in area code 236?

15 carriers hold exchanges in 236 on record; the most: Navigata Communications (144), Iristel (112) and Telus (101). These are the original allocations: with number portability, a number may be served by another carrier today, which only a live carrier lookup (an HLR or MNP query) can tell.

How do I validate a 236 phone number?

In E.164 a 236 number matches ^\+1236[2-9]\d{6}$: +1, the area code, a central office code that does not start with 0 or 1, then four digits. Written nationally it reads (236) 555-0123. The exchange patterns on this page narrow it to the exchanges allocated as mobile, fixed line or VoIP.

236

Area code 236

British Columbia, Canada

National (236) 555-0123, E.164 +12365550123

How the 746 central office codes (exchanges) of area code 236 were allocated, from the North American Numbering Plan's records: to which carrier, as which line type. A 236 number is mobile, fixed line or VoIP according to its exchange, the three digits after the area code; the allocation is the original one (below).

At a glance

Country code: +1
Province: BC
Exchanges on record: 746
Carriers on record: 15

Exchanges of 236 by the line type they were allocated as

Mobile 183 (25%)
Fixed line 412 (55%)
VoIP 151 (20%)
746 exchanges on record

Most exchanges: Navigata Communications 144, Iristel 112, Telus 101.

Check a number

Valid fixed line or mobile number in Canada.

country code

236

area code

5550123

subscriber number

Country	Canada numbering plan
Line type	Fixed line or mobile
Carrier the block was allocated to	No carrier on record for this prefix
E.164	+12365550123
International	+1 236-555-0123
National	(236) 555-0123
RFC 3966	tel:+1-236-555-0123

Source: Canadian Numbering Administrator (CNAC); North American Numbering Plan Administrator (NANPA); National numbering plan: Canada (ITU)

The example is 236-555-0123: 555-0100 to 555-0199 are set aside for fictional use in every area code.

The exchange map

Every exchange of 236, by the line type it was allocated as

One cell per exchange: blocks 236 2xx to 236 9xx; in each block the row is the tens digit, the column the units digit.

Mobile 183
Fixed line 412
VoIP 151
Not on record 54

Formats and patterns

E.164	+12365550123
International	+1 236-555-0123
National	(236) 555-0123
RFC 3966 (tel: URI)	tel:+1-236-555-0123

Any 236 number, in E.164

^\+1236[2-9]\d{6}$

+1, the area code, a central office code that does not start with 0 or 1, then four digits.

Mobile exchanges (183 on record)

^\+1236(?:2(?:09|3[48]|4[17]|5[258]|68|9[89])|3(?:08|[16]3|3[0-689]|80)|4(?:12|4[6-9]|5[7-9]|6[347]|8[79]|90)|5(?:0[1457-9]|1[02-8]|22|44|5[06-9]|6[02-57]|8[5-9]|9[13-7])|6(?:2[28]|3[238]|55|6[0248]|77|8[78]|99)|7(?:5[35]|68|7[5-79]|8[0-68]|9[2356])|8(?:[01]8|2[34]|3[38]|43|5[02-58]|6[235-9]|7[378]|8[0-35-9])|9(?:03|4[468]|5[356]|6[35-9]|7[0-57-9]|[89]\d))\d{4}$

Fixed line exchanges (412 on record)

^\+1236(?:2(?:0[236-8]|1[02-9]|[278]\d|3[015]|5[469]|6[0-79]|9[0-7])|3(?:0[67]|1[6-9]|2[0-57-9]|37|4[0-8]|5[0-7]|6[4-9]|[79]\d|8[1-9])|4(?:[0237]\d|1[0346-9]|4[0-5]|5[0-6]|6[015689]|8[0-68]|9[1-8])|5(?:0[23]|2[013-9]|[37]\d|4[0-35-9]|5[1-3]|6[89]|8[0-3]|9[28])|6(?:[023]6|1[6-8]|4[1-47-9]|5[0-46-9]|6[36]|7[3-6]|8[1-3]|9[1-8])|7(?:1[2-9]|[2-4]\d|5[016-8]|6[35-7]|7[0-2]|89)|8(?:0[56]|2[26-8]|7[69]|9[0-36-9])|9(?:0[126]|1[2-9]|[23]\d|4[0-37]|5[12]))\d{4}$

VoIP exchanges (151 on record)

^\+1236(?:2(?:0[0145]|3[2379]|4[02-689]|5[13])|3(?:0[0-59]|1[245]|26|49|5[89]|6[0-2])|4(?:15|62|99)|5(?:0[06]|19|[58]4|66|9[09])|6(?:0[0-357-9]|1[2-59]|2[013-579]|3[014579]|4[056]|6[157])|7(?:0\d|10|5[249]|6[0-249]|7[34]|99)|8(?:0[0-47]|1[2-5]|2[01]|3[24-7]|4[24-9]|5[1679]|6[014]|7[0-245]|84|9[45])|9(?:0[04589]|4[59]|5[47]|6[0-2]))\d{4}$

The exchange patterns follow the original allocations; a number ported since keeps its digits but not necessarily its carrier or its line type.

Carriers and their exchanges

Every carrier holding exchanges in 236, with the exchanges allocated to it (the three digits after the area code).

Carrier	Exchanges	Mobile	Fixed line	VoIP	Exchanges held
Navigata Communications	144	0	144	0	212–231, 269–297, 381–399, 400–410, 523–543, 712–751, 940–943
Iristel	112	0	0	112	200–201, 204–205, 232–233, 237, 239–240, 242–246, 248–249, 251, 253, 300–305, 309, 312, 314–315, 326, 349, 358–362, 415, 462, 499, 500, 506, 519, 566, 584, 599, 600–603, 605, 607–609, 612, 646, 700–710, 752, 754, 759–762, 764, 769, 773–774, 799, 800–804, 807, 832, 834–837, 842, 856–857, 859–861, 864, 870–872, 874–875, 884, 894–895, 900, 904–905, 945, 949, 954, 957, 960–962
Telus	101	44	57	0	235, 307, 337, 378–379, 427–434, 454–456, 460–461, 465–466, 468–486, 488, 545–549, 586–589, 592–598, 653, 757–758, 763, 765–767, 789, 796, 827, 850, 947, 965–972, 974–975, 977–999
Rogers	83	38	45	0	308, 319–325, 327–329, 332–333, 336, 350–357, 413–414, 417, 419–426, 450–453, 520–522, 551–553, 556, 558–559, 622, 628, 632–633, 638, 668, 677, 688, 699, 755, 775–776, 788, 808, 818, 822–823, 833, 838, 855, 858, 877–878, 880–881, 883, 885–889, 892–893, 896–899
Bell	79	34	45	0	203, 252, 255, 268, 298–299, 313, 330–331, 334–335, 339–348, 363, 380, 445–449, 463–464, 491–498, 501, 641–644, 647–652, 654, 656–660, 662, 664, 673–675, 691–698, 753, 779–786, 955–956
Distributel	66	0	66	0	317, 364–375, 435–443, 568–583, 912–939
Videotron	45	45	0	0	209, 241, 258, 457–459, 467, 487, 489–490, 504–505, 507–508, 510, 517, 544, 550, 557, 560, 562–565, 567, 585, 655, 687, 768, 792–793, 795, 824, 843, 852–854, 873, 903, 944, 946, 948, 953, 963, 973
Fibernetics	39	0	0	39	554, 590, 613–615, 619–621, 623–625, 627, 629–631, 634–635, 637, 639–640, 645, 661, 665, 667, 812–815, 820–821, 844–849, 851, 908–909
IXICA Communications	23	0	23	0	206–208, 210, 256, 306, 316, 318, 376–377, 416, 418, 444, 606, 616, 626, 636, 663, 666, 676, 756, 876, 906
ISP Telecom	19	0	19	0	502–503, 617–618, 681–683, 770–772, 805–806, 879, 890–891, 901–902, 951–952
Fido	11	11	0	0	238, 338, 777, 862–863, 865–869, 882
Freedom Mobile	11	11	0	0	234, 247, 412, 509, 512–516, 518, 591
Comwave Networks	8	0	8	0	260–267
Zayo	4	0	4	0	202, 259, 826, 828
OpenMobile	1	0	1	0	254

Questions developers ask

Where is area code 236?: Area code 236 is in British Columbia, Canada: all 746 of its exchanges on record are there. From abroad it is dialled +1 236, then the seven-digit number.
Is a 236 number mobile or landline?: Either: in the North American Numbering Plan the line type belongs to the exchange (the three digits after the area code), not to the area code. Of the 746 exchanges on record in 236, 183 (25%) were allocated as mobile, 412 (55%) as fixed line and 151 (20%) as VoIP. A number can have been ported since, to another carrier and even to another line type.
Which carriers have numbers in area code 236?: 15 carriers hold exchanges in 236 on record; the most: Navigata Communications (144), Iristel (112) and Telus (101). These are the original allocations: with number portability, a number may be served by another carrier today, which only a live carrier lookup (an HLR or MNP query) can tell.
How do I validate a 236 phone number?: In E.164 a 236 number matches ^\+1236[2-9]\d{6}$: +1, the area code, a central office code that does not start with 0 or 1, then four digits. Written nationally it reads (236) 555-0123. The exchange patterns on this page narrow it to the exchanges allocated as mobile, fixed line or VoIP.