Phone area codes for Kamloops, BC
2 active area codes · Pacific Time (PST/PDT, UTC-8/-7) · population 97,902.
Kamloops sits at the confluence of the North and South Thompson rivers in the southern interior of BC.
Area codes serving Kamloops
Dialling from and to Kamloops
Because Kamloops sits inside an overlay region with 2 overlapping area codes, callers must always dial 10 digits — even for calls between two phones on the same street. From outside Canada and the United States, dial your international access prefix, then +1, then the 10-digit number.
Mobile carriers in Kamloops typically issue numbers from whichever overlay code is currently being released by the NANP relief plan. As a result, two members of the same household frequently carry numbers from two different area codes — for example a long-time resident with an original-assignment number and a newer subscriber with an overlay number.
Major carriers serving Kamloops
About Kamloops, British Columbia
Kamloops is located in British Columbia, Canada. Kamloops sits at the confluence of the North and South Thompson rivers in the southern interior of BC. The city falls within the Pacific Time (PST/PDT, UTC-8/-7) time zone.
Numbers issued to subscribers in Kamloops can come from any of the area codes assigned to the surrounding numbering plan area: 250, 257. With number portability now standard across all Canadian carriers, the area code attached to a Kamloops number tells you only where that number was first issued — not who currently carries it or where the device is physically located.
If you are trying to identify a recent call from 250 or 257, the caller is most likely either based in Kamloops or another community within the same NPA, has previously held a number issued in this area, or — in the case of telemarketing and scam calls — is spoofing a local prefix to increase the chance you pick up.