Determining Your Distance To The Phone Company

The first three digits of your phone number is the area code, usually 604. The next three digits determines your "central office." It is (not necessarily the nearest) Telus' site that your phone connects to. This list is not in order so you may have to use your webbrowser's "Find" feature.

Newton (Surrey/Delta,??) 501,502,507,543,572, 590,591,592, 594,596,597,599

Castle (Point Gray UBC,Tolmie&Broadway) 221,222,224,228

Cypress (North Burnaby,SFU?) 205,291,292,293,294,298,299,320, 473,570,571

North Vancouver (8thSt&Lonsdale) 904,980,983,984,985,986,987,988,990

Regent (Kitsilano,10thAve&Yew) 714,730,731,732,733,734,736,737, 738,739

Mutual (Downtown,Seymour) 331,408,488,602,605,608,609,622, 623,661,662,669,681,682,683,684,685, 688,687,689,691,801,806,844,893,899,975,979

Trinity (North/Central Vancouver,10thAve&PrinceEdward) 675,708,709,871,872,873,874,875, 876,877,879

Alpine (East End Vancouver,1stAve&Victoria) 215,251,252,253,254,255,258

Amherst (South Vancouver,W41stAve&Arbutus) 261,263,264,266,267,269

Fairfax (South East Vancouver,Fraser&49thAve) 301,321,322,323,324,325,326,327

Hemlock (South Burnaby,Kingsway&Boundary) 412,419,430,431,432,433,434,435, 436,437,438,439,451,454

New Westminster (611-6thSt) 515,516,517,520,521,522,523,524, 525,526,527,528,540

Richmond (No2rd&Williams) 207,214,231,244,270,273,276,278, 279,303,821

Westwood (Port Coquitlam,??) 461,464,468,469,552,941,942,944,945

Whalley (Surrey,105thSt&Whally) 580,581,582,583,584,585,587,588, 589,930,951

For example, if my phone number was 604-253-1234 then my central office would be Alpine and is situated at 1stAve and Victoria.