<P> Area code 250 is an area code which serves the Canadian province of British Columbia outside the Lower Mainland, including Vancouver Island and the province's Interior . It was created on October 19, 1996, as a split of area code 604, which was retained by the Lower Mainland . </P> <P> The area code also serves the United States community of Hyder, Alaska, which sits along the border near the town of Stewart . </P> <P> The incumbent local exchange carriers are Telus, Northwestel and CityWest in the city of Prince Rupert . </P>

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