604 Area Code — Vancouver BC (Canadian), British Columbia

About the 604 Area Code

Area code 604 serves Vancouver BC (Canadian), British Columbia, part of the North American Numbering Plan allocated to Canadian telecommunications. Primary carriers include Bell Canada, Rogers Communications, and Telus Mobility, all operating under CRTC regulatory oversight. The 604 numbering plan area covers Vancouver and Burnaby in the Pacific time zone.

Key Information

  • Region: Vancouver BC (Canadian)
  • State / Province: British Columbia
  • Timezone: Pacific
  • Major Cities: Vancouver, Burnaby

Carriers & Network Type for 604 Numbers

Bell Canada Rogers Communications Telus Mobility Freedom Mobile

Network mix: Mixed — 604 numbers include mobile, landline, and VoIP lines.

VoIP spoofing risk: 604 numbers are frequently assigned to VoIP and hosted phone systems, meaning a text or call may originate anywhere in the world while displaying a local 604 number.

Common Scam Patterns

FCC complaint data for 604 numbers includes:

  • Robocall/Auto-dialer
  • Extended warranty scam
  • Health insurance offer
  • IRS/Government impersonation

If You Got a Text from 604

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Don't reply to unsolicited texts — Canada's CASL anti-spam laws don't stop offshore scammers from spoofing Canadian numbers.
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Look up the number to verify whether it's a legitimate Canadian business line or a spoofed VoIP number.
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Report spam texts to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre at antifraudcentre.ca or forward to 7726.

Who Typically Calls from the 604 Area Code?

Area code 604 serves Vancouver BC (Canadian), British Columbia, part of the North American Numbering Plan allocated to Canadian telecommunications. Primary carriers include Bell Canada, Rogers Communications, and Telus Mobility, all operating under CRTC regulatory oversight. The 604 numbering plan area covers Vancouver and Burnaby in the Pacific time zone. Calls from 604 numbers originate in Vancouver BC (Canadian), British Columbia. Residents, local businesses, schools, medical offices, and government agencies in this region all use 604 numbers. If you received an unexpected call or text from a 604 number, it may be a neighbor, a local service provider, or — in some cases — an unwanted solicitor.

Because 604 is a legitimate, widely used area code, scammers sometimes spoof it to make their calls appear local and trustworthy. This technique — called neighbor spoofing — makes it more likely that recipients will answer. A reverse phone lookup is the fastest way to find out whether a 604 number is genuinely local or spoofed.

Is a 604 Phone Number Spam?

Not all 604 calls are spam, but the area code is not immune to robocall campaigns and phone scams. Common complaints about 604 numbers include warranty extension scams, debt collection harassment, IRS impersonation calls, and unsolicited insurance offers.

If a 604 number called you and didn't leave a voicemail, that's a red flag — legitimate callers typically leave a message. Use Who Sent That Text Message to look up the number instantly and see whether other users have flagged it as spam.

You can also report a suspicious 604 number directly from our lookup results, helping protect others in the community from the same caller.

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Other Area Codes in British Columbia

British Columbia has multiple area codes serving different regions. If the number you received isn't from 604, check one of the other British Columbia area codes below.

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