250
Area code 250
British Columbia, Canada
National (250) 555-0123, E.164 +12505550123
How the 780 central office codes (exchanges) of area code 250 were allocated, from the North American Numbering Plan's records: to which carrier, as which line type. A 250 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
- 780
- Carriers on record
- 10
- Mobile 237 (30%)
- Fixed line 539 (69%)
- VoIP 4 (1%)
- 780 exchanges on record
Most exchanges: Telus 564, Bell 90, Rogers 86.
Check a number
Valid fixed line or mobile number in Canada.
+1
country code
250
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 | +12505550123 |
| International | +1 250-555-0123 |
| National | (250) 555-0123 |
| RFC 3966 | tel:+1-250-555-0123 |
Source: Canadian Numbering Administrator (CNAC); North American Numbering Plan Administrator (NANPA); National numbering plan: Canada (ITU)
The example is 250-555-0123: 555-0100 to 555-0199 are set aside for fictional use in every area code.
The exchange map
One cell per exchange: blocks 250 2xx to 250 9xx; in each block the row is the tens digit, the column the units digit.
- Mobile 237
- Fixed line 539
- VoIP 4
- Not on record 20
Formats and patterns
| E.164 | +12505550123 |
|---|---|
| International | +1 250-555-0123 |
| National | (250) 555-0123 |
| RFC 3966 (tel: URI) | tel:+1-250-555-0123 |
Any 250 number, in E.164
^\+1250[2-9]\d{6}$+1, the area code, a central office code that does not start with 0 or 1, then four digits.
Mobile exchanges (237 on record)
^\+1250(?:2(?:0\d|1[024-9]|2[1248]|[34][01]|5[1-578]|6[6-8]|7[0-489]|80|9[09])|3(?:0[013679]|1[36-9]|2[017-9]|51)|4(?:0[36-9]|15|3[568]|44|6[02-7]|8[68])|5(?:0[0246-9]|1[03-7]|2[0-24-8]|3[0-5]|40|5[126]|7[245]|8[0-2489]|99)|6(?:0[0-35-9]|1[7-9]|23|34|4[0134]|50|6[0-26-8]|71|8\d)|7(?:02|1[038]|3[025]|77|9[237])|8(?:0[1268]|1[235689]|26|5[457-9]|6[34]|7[4589]|8[02-689]|9[1-69])|9(?:0[1348]|1[036-9]|2[1257]|3[6-9]|4[2-68]|61|7[57]|8[16]|90))\d{4}$Fixed line exchanges (539 on record)
^\+1250(?:2(?:13|2[035-79]|3[2-57-9]|4[2-9]|5[69]|6[0-59]|7[5-7]|8[1-9]|9[1-8])|3(?:0[2458]|1[245]|2[2-6]|[346-9]\d|5[02-9])|4(?:0[0-245]|1[02-46-9]|[2579]\d|3[0-479]|4[0-35-9]|6[189]|8[0-579])|5(?:0[135]|1[289]|2[39]|3[6-9]|4[1-9]|5[0347-9]|6\d|7[0136-9]|8[35-7]|9[0-8])|6(?:1[2-6]|2[0-24-9]|3[0-35-9]|4[25-9]|5[1-9]|6[3-59]|7[02-9]|9\d)|7(?:0[013-9]|1[24-79]|[24-68]\d|3[1346-9]|7[0-69]|9[014-689])|8(?:0[3-579]|1[47]|2[0-57-9]|[34]\d|5[0-36]|6[0-25-9]|7[0-367]|8[17]|9[078])|9(?:0[25-79]|1[245]|2[034689]|3[0-5]|4[0179]|5[1-7]|6[02-9]|7[0-489]|8[02-589]|9[1-8]))\d{4}$VoIP exchanges (4 on record)
^\+1250(?:800|9(?:00|87|99))\d{4}$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 250, with the exchanges allocated to it (the three digits after the area code).
| Carrier | Exchanges | Mobile | Fixed line | VoIP | Exchanges held |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Telus | 564 | 92 | 472 | 0 | 201–203, 206–210, 212–215, 218–219, 221–231, 238, 241–243, 245–249, 251–269, 272–274, 278–289, 291–293, 295–297, 302, 304–306, 308–309, 312, 314–315, 318–322, 326, 330–350, 352–399, 401–402, 404–405, 413–414, 416–433, 437, 439–447, 449, 453, 455–459, 462, 468–470, 472, 474–482, 484–485, 487–499, 501–503, 505, 510, 512, 517–519, 523, 528–529, 536–551, 553–554, 557–571, 573, 576–579, 587, 592–593, 595, 598, 608, 612–617, 620–621, 625–626, 628–633, 635–650, 652–659, 668–670, 672–679, 688–699, 700–701, 703–710, 712–729, 731, 733–770, 780–791, 793–796, 798–799, 801–805, 807–809, 812, 814, 816–820, 822–823, 825–854, 860–862, 865–870, 872–878, 880–883, 886–890, 893, 896–898, 902, 906–908, 910, 912, 915, 919–920, 923, 926–928, 934–935, 947–949, 951–957, 960–974, 978–980, 982–983, 985, 988–989, 991–998 |
| Bell | 90 | 71 | 19 | 0 | 220, 244, 275–277, 294, 298–299, 300–301, 313, 327–329, 351, 403, 406–409, 434, 448, 450–452, 454, 461, 463–467, 473, 500, 530, 532–534, 556, 582–584, 599, 602–603, 605, 623, 634, 660–665, 671, 680–687, 777, 855, 857–859, 894–895, 901, 903–904, 916–918, 921–922, 925, 936–939, 942–946, 977, 981 |
| Rogers | 86 | 60 | 26 | 0 | 200, 204–205, 216–217, 240, 270–271, 290, 303, 307, 316–317, 323–325, 400, 415, 435–436, 438, 460, 486, 506–509, 513–516, 520–522, 524–527, 531, 535, 552, 572, 574–575, 580–581, 585–586, 588–591, 594, 596–597, 600–601, 609, 618–619, 666–667, 702, 730, 732, 792, 806, 821, 824, 856, 863–864, 871, 905, 909, 914, 924, 929–933, 940–941, 975, 990 |
| Northwestel | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 232–235, 237, 239, 471, 651, 771–776, 779 |
| Fido | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 504, 606–607, 797, 813, 815, 879, 884–885, 891–892, 899, 913 |
| Iristel | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 800, 900, 987, 999 |
| City West Cable and Telephone | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 622, 624, 627 |
| GT Group Telecom Services | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 483, 984 |
| Zayo | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 410, 412 |
| Videotron | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 986 |
Questions developers ask
- Where is area code 250?
- Area code 250 is in British Columbia, Canada: all 780 of its exchanges on record are there. From abroad it is dialled +1 250, then the seven-digit number.
- Is a 250 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 780 exchanges on record in 250, 237 (30%) were allocated as mobile, 539 (69%) as fixed line and 4 (1%) 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 250?
- 10 carriers hold exchanges in 250 on record; the most: Telus (564), Bell (90) and Rogers (86). 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 250 phone number?
- In E.164 a 250 number matches ^\+1250[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 (250) 555-0123. The exchange patterns on this page narrow it to the exchanges allocated as mobile, fixed line or VoIP.