Where is area code 604?

Area code 604 is in British Columbia, Canada: all 779 of its exchanges on record are there. From abroad it is dialled +1 604, then the seven-digit number.

Is a 604 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 779 exchanges on record in 604, 220 (28%) were allocated as mobile, 533 (68%) as fixed line and 26 (3%) 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 604?

12 carriers hold exchanges in 604 on record; the most: Telus (477), Rogers (162) and Bell (35). 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 604 phone number?

In E.164 a 604 number matches ^\+1604[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 (604) 555-0123. The exchange patterns on this page narrow it to the exchanges allocated as mobile, fixed line or VoIP.

604

Area code 604

British Columbia, Canada

National (604) 555-0123, E.164 +16045550123

How the 779 central office codes (exchanges) of area code 604 were allocated, from the North American Numbering Plan's records: to which carrier, as which line type. A 604 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: 779
Carriers on record: 12

Exchanges of 604 by the line type they were allocated as

Mobile 220 (28%)
Fixed line 533 (68%)
VoIP 26 (3%)
779 exchanges on record

Most exchanges: Telus 477, Rogers 162, Bell 35.

Check a number

Valid fixed line or mobile number in Canada.

country code

604

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	+16045550123
International	+1 604-555-0123
National	(604) 555-0123
RFC 3966	tel:+1-604-555-0123

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

The example is 604-555-0123: 555-0100 to 555-0199 are set aside for fictional use in every area code.

The exchange map

Every exchange of 604, by the line type it was allocated as

One cell per exchange: blocks 604 2xx to 604 9xx; in each block the row is the tens digit, the column the units digit.

Mobile 220
Fixed line 533
VoIP 26
Not on record 21

Formats and patterns

E.164	+16045550123
International	+1 604-555-0123
National	(604) 555-0123
RFC 3966 (tel: URI)	tel:+1-604-555-0123

Any 604 number, in E.164

^\+1604[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 (220 on record)

^\+1604(?:2(?:0[1-3689]|1[237-9]|2[036]|[3-5]0)|3(?:0[026-9]|1[2-9]|[23][89]|4[014-9]|5[1-68]|6\d|7[4-9]|8[6-9]|9[679])|4(?:0[014]|1[78]|29|4[0-256]|9[49])|5(?:0[056]|1[28]|37|51|6[12]|78)|6(?:0[03]|1[2-9]|21|4[49]|5[1-357]|7[19]|9[08])|7(?:0[04]|1[02569]|2\d|35|49|5[0134]|6[0-578]|7[1-39]|8[0-35-9]|9[0189])|8(?:0[2357-9]|1[236-9]|2[58]|3\d|4[1259]|6[12568]|8[09]|97)|9(?:0[26-8]|1[06]|28|6[18]|7[07]|89|9[1-3679]))\d{4}$

Fixed line exchanges (533 on record)

^\+1604(?:2(?:0[457]|1[4-6]|2[12458]|[35][1-578]|4[1246-9]|6[1346-9]|[79]\d|8[0-24-9])|3(?:0[134]|2[0-7]|3[13-6]|4[23]|5[07]|7[0-2]|8[0-5]|9[0-58])|4(?:0[235-8]|1[02-69]|2[0-8]|[35-8]\d|4[347-9]|9[0-35-8])|5(?:0[1-47-9]|1[03-79]|[2489]\d|3[0-689]|5[2-46-9]|6[03-9]|7[0-79])|6(?:0[125-9]|2[02-9]|[368]\d|4[0-35-8]|5[04689]|7[3-8]|9[1-79])|7(?:0[1-357-9]|1[3478]|3[0-46-9]|4[0-8]|5[25689]|6[69]|7[04-7]|84|9[2-7])|8(?:0[146]|1[45]|2[0-4679]|4[0346-8]|[57]\d|6[03479]|8[1-8]|9[0-689])|9(?:0[3-59]|1[2-57-9]|2[0-79]|[34]\d|5[1-7]|6[02-79]|7[1-589]|8[0-8]|9[0458]))\d{4}$

VoIP exchanges (26 on record)

^\+1604(?:2(?:[01]0|2[79]|39|4[35]|5[69]|6[025]|83)|3(?:05|3[027]|59|73)|409|670|7(?:06|57)|800|90[01])\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 604, with the exchanges allocated to it (the three digits after the area code).

Carrier	Exchanges	Mobile	Fixed line	VoIP	Exchanges held
Telus	477	79	398	0	201–209, 212–216, 219–226, 228, 230–233, 238, 240–241, 244, 246–247, 250–255, 257–258, 261, 263–264, 266–280, 290–294, 296–299, 301–303, 308–309, 312–315, 317, 319–329, 331, 333, 341, 407–408, 412–415, 419–422, 430–439, 443–444, 448, 450–456, 460–473, 476, 478, 480, 482–483, 485–489, 501–502, 504, 507–509, 513–517, 519–536, 538–543, 548–549, 552, 556–557, 570–577, 580–592, 594, 596–599, 601–602, 605–609, 612, 619, 622–623, 626–627, 631–633, 640–643, 645–648, 650, 654, 656, 658–669, 673, 675, 680–699, 701–703, 707–709, 713–714, 717–718, 730–742, 747–748, 752, 766, 768, 775, 777, 784–786, 788–790, 792–798, 801–804, 806, 809, 812–824, 826–831, 833–845, 847–848, 850–864, 866–888, 890–896, 898–899, 903–905, 908, 910, 913, 915–916, 918–949, 951–953, 955–956, 963, 965–970, 974–975, 977–992, 995–997, 999
Rogers	162	72	90	0	217–218, 242, 281, 284–287, 289, 304, 306–307, 316, 318, 336, 344, 351–352, 360–372, 374–377, 380–387, 390–392, 396–397, 402, 405–406, 410, 416–418, 423, 427–429, 447, 457–459, 474–475, 477, 479, 481, 490–492, 494, 496–499, 503, 505–506, 510, 512, 544–547, 551, 553–554, 558–569, 579, 593, 603, 613–617, 620–621, 624–625, 644, 649, 651–653, 655, 657, 671, 676–677, 705, 743–746, 750, 758–765, 769–770, 772, 776, 799, 805, 807–808, 846, 849, 865, 889, 897, 902, 907, 909, 912, 917, 954, 957, 960–962, 971–973
Bell	35	24	11	0	295, 340, 345–350, 353–356, 358, 378–379, 388–389, 393, 395, 399, 403–404, 495, 578, 595, 678–679, 712, 751, 753–756, 787, 964
Fido	34	34	0	0	300, 338–339, 518, 537, 618, 710, 715–716, 719–729, 749, 767, 771, 773, 779–783, 791, 825, 832, 906, 993
Iristel	25	0	0	25	200, 210, 227, 229, 239, 243, 245, 256, 259–260, 262, 265, 305, 330, 332, 337, 359, 373, 409, 670, 706, 757, 800, 900–901
Zayo	13	0	13	0	248–249, 342, 629–630, 634–639, 994, 998
Distributel	12	0	12	0	334–335, 343, 394, 398, 424–426, 449, 674, 774, 914
Videotron	11	11	0	0	400–401, 440–442, 445–446, 500, 600, 700, 704
GT Group Telecom Services	7	0	7	0	234–235, 237, 288, 357, 484, 628
Fibernetics	1	0	0	1	283
Navigata Communications	1	0	1	0	493
Primus Telecommunications Canada	1	0	1	0	282

Questions developers ask

Where is area code 604?: Area code 604 is in British Columbia, Canada: all 779 of its exchanges on record are there. From abroad it is dialled +1 604, then the seven-digit number.
Is a 604 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 779 exchanges on record in 604, 220 (28%) were allocated as mobile, 533 (68%) as fixed line and 26 (3%) 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 604?: 12 carriers hold exchanges in 604 on record; the most: Telus (477), Rogers (162) and Bell (35). 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 604 phone number?: In E.164 a 604 number matches ^\+1604[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 (604) 555-0123. The exchange patterns on this page narrow it to the exchanges allocated as mobile, fixed line or VoIP.