Area code 672

672 is a British Columbia area code. The CRTC set it aside in 2011 and switched it on May 4, 2019, across the whole province, on the same ground as 604, 250, 778, 236 and 257. NANPA's database lists June 1, 2013, which was 236's start date, and the lookup below repeats it.

• May 4, 2019672 start date set by the CRTC
• 2011Year the CRTC set 672 aside
• 311Exchange areas, all in B.C.
• 2032B.C.'s forecast exhaust year, in July

Where 672 numbers are issued

The CRTC laid 672 over all 311 exchange areas served by 236, 250, 604 and 778, so a 672 number can come from Vancouver, Victoria, Kelowna, Prince George, Fort Nelson or Atlin.^1,3 Unlike 604 and 250, it has no home half of the province.⁴

Set aside in 2011, switched on in 2019

The CRTC set 672 aside on July 28, 2011, in the same decision that chose 236.⁵ In March 2016 the administrator warned that B.C.'s four codes would run out by April 2021.³

The planning committee weighed four options: one overlay across the province, or one of three concentrated overlays on smaller areas. The CRTC rejected the concentrated options because they would have split B.C. into two planning areas, each running out at a different time.³

On Feb. 14, 2018, it approved 672 for the whole province, effective May 4, 2019, 12 months before the revised exhaust date of May 2020.³ The administrator's history lists 672 in May 2019.⁴

Exact dates are NANPA in-service dates, except 672, where we use the start date the CRTC set. The next section explains the difference.^2,3,4

Why the lookup says 2013

NANPA's database, the file our lookup and many others read, gives 672 the same dates as 236: assigned July 28, 2011, in service June 1, 2013.² For 236 both dates are right. For 672, July 28, 2011 is the day the CRTC set the code aside, and June 1, 2013 was 236's start.⁵

The CRTC set May 4, 2019 as the day 672 took effect, and the administrator's history agrees.^3,4 Our lookup shows NANPA's figures as published for every code, so it shows 2013 for 672. Go by the CRTC date.

When B.C. needs a seventh code

After 672 came 257, on May 24, 2025.^2,7 The administrator's July 2026 forecast gives B.C.'s six codes until July 2032. The province isn't in relief planning, and NANPA has reserved 926 for the next round.⁸

B.C. is sixth in line among Canada's 18 areas, behind eastern Quebec, Alberta, Nova Scotia and P.E.I., the region around Toronto and eastern Ontario.⁸ Our area code lookup lists the forecast for every area.

Calls from 672 numbers

The CRTC says callers can change what shows on your call display, including copying the first six digits of your own number so a call looks like it comes from a neighbour.⁹ The code on your screen tells you where a number was issued. It doesn't tell you who is calling.

• Don't trust call display. The Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre says never to assume the number on your screen is accurate, for calls or texts.¹⁰
• Call back on a number you find yourself. If a caller says they're from your bank, a service provider, the police or a government agency, hang up and call the number on your card, your statement or the organization's website.^9,10
• Don't tap links in texts. Forward suspicious texts to 7726 (SPAM), then delete them.^10,11
• Report it. Report fraud to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre at 1-888-495-8501 or to your local police, even if you didn't lose money.^9,11
• Cut down on telemarketing. Register your number on the National Do Not Call List and file a complaint about unwanted telemarketing calls.⁹

What people are saying

We read an April 2023 r/vancouver thread about 672 numbers. The most common complaint in it is sites and services that reject them.

• "Yes, I have 672 and it’s a MAJOR pain in the butt. Nobody believes that it’s a Canadian number!"

  Commenter on r/vancouver, April 17, 2023¹²

  We didn't test the sites and services named in the thread. 672 has been a B.C. code since May 4, 2019.³

• "672 was activated in 2019."

  Commenter on r/vancouver, April 17, 2023¹²

  Correct. The CRTC set May 4, 2019, though NANPA's database lists June 1, 2013.^2,3

• "A rumour is the numbers were chosen for the first digit of each previous area code: 6 - 604 (BC’s primary area code) 7 - 778 (BC’s secondary area code) 2 - 236 (BC’s third area code)"

  Commenter on r/vancouver, April 18, 2023¹²

  We found nothing official to back this up. The CRTC's decisions say only that it set 672 aside in 2011 and put it to use in 2019.^3,5

Claims we checked

• Out of date
  The 672 area is on UTC−8 in winter and UTC−7 in summer.

  Dialaxy's 672 page said B.C. uses "UTC-8 during standard time and UTC-7 during daylight saving time" when we read it on Oct. 7, 2026.¹³ B.C.'s clocks moved ahead for the last time on March 8, 2026, and didn't fall back on Nov. 1. Most of the province now stays on UTC−7 all year, and the East Kootenay and Golden stay on UTC−6 with Alberta.¹⁴

Questions people ask

How we did this

We counted exchange areas in the Canadian Numbering Administrator's listing dated Oct. 7, 2026, and found the same 311 in its Nov. 4 file. The history comes from the administrator's relief history, the NANPA database and CRTC decisions 2011-451, 2018-58 and 2023-135. NANPA's Nov. 4 file still gives 672 an in-service date of June 1, 2013; where NANPA and the CRTC disagree, we use the CRTC's decision. The forecast comes from the administrator's Sept. 29, 2026 status report, still its latest on Nov. 4, and B.C.'s time rules from the Government of B.C. Advice on calls comes only from the CRTC, the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre and the Government of Canada. Reddit quotes are verbatim, with usernames left out. The clock uses fixed offsets and B.C.'s 2026 time rules, not your device's settings.

Area codes change slowly, but new codes, forecasts and time rules do move. Each change goes in the update log below.

Update log

• Nov. 4, 2026, 11:11 p.m. ETFirst published. B.C. data checked against the numbering administrator's and NANPA's files dated Oct. 7 and Nov. 4, 2026.