Phone area codes for Victoria, BC

Victoria is the capital of British Columbia, located on the southern tip of Vancouver Island. Known for its mild climate and English heritage, it is a major tourist destination.

Dialling from and to Victoria

Because Victoria sits inside an overlay region with 5 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 Victoria 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.

About Victoria, British Columbia

Victoria is located in British Columbia, Canada. Victoria is the capital of British Columbia, located on the southern tip of Vancouver Island. Known for its mild climate and English heritage, it is a major tourist destination. The city falls within the Pacific Time (PST/PDT, UTC-8/-7) time zone.

Numbers issued to subscribers in Victoria can come from any of the area codes assigned to the surrounding numbering plan area: 250, 778, 236, 672, 257. With number portability now standard across all Canadian carriers, the area code attached to a Victoria 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 778 or 236 or 672 or 257, the caller is most likely either based in Victoria 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.