672 is an in-service Canada area code assigned to British Columbia. It identifies a numbering region, not a caller’s current location.
NANPA assigns 672 to British Columbia. Area code 672 is an all-services overlay code serving British Columbia, Canada, introduced in 2019 across the 236, 250, 604, and 778 coverage area. Browse other codes in British Columbia
Additional area detail: Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission.
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NANPA lists Pacific for this numbering area. These are numbering-region time zones, not a caller’s current location.
An area code can span more than one time zone. Local daylight-saving rules may differ.
The NANPA source lists 236, 250, 257, 604, 778 in the same overlay complex. An overlay can serve the same broad numbering area; individual numbers still do not prove where a person is.
Use the North American country calling code +1 followed by the three-digit area code and seven-digit local number. For example, write the pattern as +1 672 XXX XXXX. Local dialing rules and charges depend on your location and provider. Check a supported dialing format or check NANPA’s 10-digit dialing list.
The Canadian Numbering Administrator listed 321 in-service prefixes for this area code on 2026-09-28. These are exchange-area and company assignments, not active-number or current-carrier records.
| Exchange area | In-service prefixes |
|---|---|
| Vancouver | 83 |
| Abbotsford | 22 |
| Victoria | 17 |
| Cranbrook | 12 |
| North Vancouver | 10 |
| Assignment company | In-service prefixes |
|---|---|
| Iristel Inc. | 72 |
| ISP Telecom Inc. | 51 |
| Rogers Communications Canada Inc. (Wireless) | 47 |
| TELUS Mobility | 47 |
| Fibernetics Corporation | 36 |
321 in-service prefixes are listed for this area code. Check a Canadian area code and prefix against CNA assignments. The exchange area and company describe the original code assignment, not where a caller is now.
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Area code 672 is located in the province of British Columbia, Canada, overlaying existing BC area codes 604, 250, 778, and 236.
672 is assigned to British Columbia, and the NANPA record associates it with Pacific time. A phone number does not reveal its owner’s current time zone. The clock above uses a representative time zone for the numbering area.
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