List of postal codes of Canada: V

This is a list of postal codes in Canada where the first letter is V. Postal codes beginning with V are located within the Canadian province of British Columbia. Only the first three characters are listed, corresponding to the Forward Sortation Area (FSA). The V postal code area is currently the most utilized in Canada, with only four of the 180 available urban FSAs not yet assigned.

Canada Post provides a free postal code look-up tool on its website,^[1] via its mobile apps for such smartphones as the iPhone and BlackBerry,^[2] and sells hard-copy directories and CD-ROMs. Many vendors also sell validation tools, which allow customers to properly match addresses and postal codes. Hard-copy directories can also be consulted in all post offices, and some libraries.

British Columbia

There are currently 195 FSAs in this list.

Urban

V1A Kimberley	V2A Penticton	V3A Langley Township (Langley City)	V4A Surrey Southwest	V5A Burnaby (Government Road / Lake City / SFU / Burnaby Mountain)	V6A Vancouver (Strathcona / Chinatown / Downtown Eastside)	V7A Richmond South	V8A Powell River	V9A Victoria (Vic West / Esquimalt) Canadian Forces (MARPAC)
V1B Vernon East	V2B Kamloops Northwest	V3B Port Coquitlam Central	V4B White Rock	V5B Burnaby (Parkcrest-Aubrey / Ardingley-Sprott)	V6B Vancouver (NE Downtown / Gastown / Harbour Centre / International Village / Victory Square / Yaletown)	V7B Richmond (Sea Island / YVR)	V8B Squamish	V9B Victoria (West Highlands / North Langford / View Royal)
V1C Cranbrook	V2C Kamloops Central and Southeast	V3C Port Coquitlam South	V4C Delta Northeast	V5C Burnaby (Burnaby Heights / Willingdon Heights / West Central Valley)	V6C Vancouver (Waterfront / Coal Harbour / Canada Place)	V7C Richmond Northwest	V8C Kitimat	V9C Victoria (Colwood / South Langford / Metchosin)
V1E Salmon Arm	V2E Kamloops South and West	V3E Coquitlam North	V4E Delta East	V5E Burnaby (Lakeview-Mayfield / Richmond Park / Kingsway-Beresford)	V6E Vancouver (SE West End / Davie Village)	V7E Richmond Southwest	V8E Whistler	V9E Victoria (East Highlands / NW Saanich)
V1G Dawson Creek	V2G Williams Lake	V3G Abbotsford East	V4G Delta East Central	V5G Burnaby (Cascade-Schou / Douglas-Gilpin)	V6G Vancouver (NW West End / Stanley Park)	V7G North Vancouver (district municipality) Outer East	V8G Terrace	V9G Ladysmith
V1H Vernon West	V2H Kamloops North	V3H Port Moody	V4H Not assigned	V5H Burnaby (Maywood / Marlborough / Oakalla / Windsor)	V6H Vancouver (West Fairview / Granville Island / NE Shaughnessy)	V7H North Vancouver (district municipality) Inner East	V8H Cobble Hill / Mill Bay / Shawnigan Lake	V9H Campbell River Outskirts
V1J Fort St. John	V2J Quesnel	V3J Coquitlam North	V4J Not assigned	V5J Burnaby (Suncrest / Sussex-Nelson / Clinton-Glenwood / West Big Bend)	V6J Vancouver (NW Shaughnessy / East Kitsilano / Quilchena)	V7J North Vancouver (district municipality) East Central	V8J Prince Rupert	V9J Courtenay Northern Outskirts
V1K Merritt	V2K Prince George North	V3K Coquitlam South	V4K Delta Northwest	V5K Vancouver (North Hastings-Sunrise)	V6K Vancouver (Central Kitsilano / Greektown)	V7K North Vancouver (district municipality) North Central	V8K Salt Spring Island	V9K Qualicum Beach
V1L Nelson	V2L Prince George East Central	V3L New Westminster Northeast	V4L Delta Southeast	V5L Vancouver (North Grandview- Woodland)	V6L Vancouver (NW Arbutus Ridge / NE Dunbar- Southlands)	V7L North Vancouver (city) South Central	V8L Sidney (North Saanich / YYJ)	V9L Duncan
V1M Langley Township North	V2M Prince George West Central	V3M New Westminster Southwest (Includes Annacis Island)	V4M Delta Southwest	V5M Vancouver (South Hastings-Sunrise / North Renfrew- Collingwood)	V6M Vancouver (South Shaughnessy / NW Oakridge / NE Kerrisdale / SE Arbutus Ridge)	V7M North Vancouver (city) Southwest Central	V8M Central Saanich	V9M Comox
V1N Castlegar	V2N Prince George South	V3N Burnaby (East Big Bend / Stride Avenue / Edmonds / Cariboo-Armstrong)	V4N Surrey Northeast	V5N Vancouver (South Grandview- Woodland / NE Kensington-Cedar Cottage)	V6N Vancouver (West Kerrisdale / South Dunbar- Southlands / Musqueam)	V7N North Vancouver (district municipality) Northwest Central	V8N Victoria (East Saanich)	V9N Courtenay Central
V1P Kelowna East	V2P Chilliwack Central	V3P Not assigned	V4P Surrey South	V5P Vancouver (SE Kensington-Cedar Cottage / Victoria- Fraserview)	V6P Vancouver (SE Kerrisdale / SW Oakridge / West Marpole)	V7P North Vancouver (city) Southwest	V8P Victoria (SE Saanich / UVic)	V9P Parksville
V1R Trail	V2R Chilliwack West	V3R Surrey North	V4R Maple Ridge Northwest	V5R Vancouver (South Renfrew- Collingwood)	V6R Vancouver (West Kitsilano / West Point Grey / Jericho)	V7R North Vancouver (district municipality) Northwest	V8R Victoria (North Oak Bay / North Fernwood / North Jubilee / South Jubilee / East Oaklands)	V9R Nanaimo South
V1S Kamloops Southwest	V2S Abbotsford Southeast	V3S Surrey Upper East	V4S Mission West	V5S Vancouver (Killarney)	V6S Vancouver (NW Dunbar- Southlands / Chaldecutt / South University Endowment Lands)	V7S West Vancouver North	V8S Victoria (South Oak Bay / East Fairfield / Gonzales / South Fernwood / Rockland)	V9S Nanaimo Central
V1T Vernon Central	V2T Abbotsford Southwest	V3T Surrey Inner Northwest	V4T West Kelowna (Westbank)	V5T Vancouver (East Mount Pleasant)	V6T Vancouver (UBC)	V7T West Vancouver Southeast	V8T Victoria (SE Burnside / Hillside-Quadra / North Park / West Oaklands / Rock Bay)	V9T Nanaimo (North / Wellington / Northfield / Departure Bay)
V1V Kelowna North	V2V Mission East	V3V Surrey Outer Northwest	V4V Winfield	V5V Vancouver (West Kensington-Cedar Cottage / NE Riley Park)	V6V Richmond Northeast	V7V West Vancouver South	V8V Victoria (Cook Street Village / West Fairfield / Harris Green / Humboldt Valley / James Bay)	V9V Nanaimo Northwest
V1W Kelowna Southwest	V2W Maple Ridge East	V3W Surrey Upper West	V4W Langley Township East	V5W Vancouver (SE Riley Park / SW Kensington-Cedar Cottage / NE Oakridge / North Sunset)	V6W Richmond Southeast	V7W West Vancouver West	V8W Victoria (Downtown / Chinatown) British Columbia Provincial Government	V9W Campbell River Central
V1X Kelowna East Central	V2X Maple Ridge West	V3X Surrey Lower West	V4X Abbotsford West	V5X Vancouver (SE Oakridge / East Marpole / South Sunset)	V6X Richmond North	V7X Vancouver (Bentall Centre)	V8X Victoria (South Saanich)	V9X Nanaimo (Cedar)
V1Y Kelowna Central	V2Y Langley Township Northwest	V3Y Pitt Meadows	V4Y Armstrong^[3] / Spallumcheen / Enderby	V5Y Vancouver (West Mount Pleasant / West Riley Park)	V6Y Richmond Central	V7Y Vancouver (Pacific Centre)	V8Y Victoria (NE Saanich)	V9Y Port Alberni
V1Z West Kelowna East	V2Z Langley Township Southwest	V3Z Surrey Lower East	V4Z Chilliwack East	V5Z Vancouver (East Fairview / South Cambie)	V6Z Vancouver (SW Downtown)	V7Z Sechelt (Halfmoon Bay)	V8Z Victoria (Middle Saanich)	V9Z Sooke

Rural

V0A Upper Columbia Region 0A0: Golden 1B0: Brisco 1E0: Edgewater 1G0: Field 1H0: Golden 1J0: Harrogate 1K0: Invermere 1L0: Parson 1M0: Radium Hot Springs 1P0: Spillimacheen 1T0: Panorama	V0B East Kootenay 1A0: Boswell 1B0: Canal Flats 1C0: Canyon 1E0: Crawford Bay 1G0: Creston 1H0: Elkford 1K0: Erickson 1L0: Fairmont Hot Springs 1M0: Fernie 1N0: Fort Steele 1R0: Grasmere 1S0: Gray Creek 1T0: Jaffray 1V1: Kingsgate 1W1: Kitchener 1X0: Kootenay Bay 2A0: Moyie 2B0: Riondel 2C0: Sirdar 2E0: Skookumchuck 2G0: Sparwood 2H0: Ta Ta Creek 2J0: Wardner 2K0: Wasa 2L0: Windermere 2N0: Wynndel 2P0: Yahk 3G0: Creston	V0C Northern British Columbia 1B0: Arras 1C0: Baldonnel 1E0: Jade City 1G0: Cecil Lake 1H0: Charlie Lake 1J0: Chetwynd 1K0: Clayhurst 1L0: Dease Lake 1N0: Farmington 1R0: Fort Nelson 1S0: Goodlow 1T0: Groundbirch 1V0: Hudson's Hope 1W0: Lower Post 1X0: Moberly Lake 1Y0: Montney 1Z0: Muncho Lake 2A0: North Pine 2B0: Pink Mountain 2C0: Pouce Coupe 2E0: Progress 2G0: Rolla 2H0: Rose Prairie 2J0: Sunset Prairie 2K0: Taylor 2L0: Tomslake 2N0: Wonowon 2R0: Buick 2S0: Prespatou 2T0: Altona 2V0: Prophet River 2W0: Tumbler Ridge 2X0: Toad River 2Z0: Good Hope Lake	V0E North Thompson, Shuswap and Northeast Okanagan 1B0: Armstrong 1C0: Avola 1E0: Barriere 1H0: Blind Bay 1J0: Blue River 1K0: Canoe 1M0: Chase 1N0: Clearwater 1R0: Darfield 1S0: Douglas Lake 1T0: Eagle Bay 1V0: Enderby 1W0: Falkland 1Y0: Grindrod 1Z0: Heffley Creek 2A0: Knutsford 2C0: Little Fort 2E0: Louis Creek 2G0: Lumby 2H0: McLure 2J0: Malakwa 2K0: Mara 2L0: Mica Creek 2M0: Monte Creek 2N0: Monte Lake 2P0: Pritchard 2R0: Quilchena 2S0: Revelstoke 2V0: Sicamous 2W0: Sorrento 2X1: Tappen 2Z0: Valemount 3A0: Vavenby 3B0: Westwold 3E0: Pinantan Lake 3L0: Scotch Creek 3S0: Revelstoke 3W0: Sorrento 3Z0: Clearwater 5N0: Sun Peaks	V0G West Kootenay 1A0: Ainsworth Hot Springs 1B0: Argenta 1C0: Balfour 1E0: Burton 1G0: Genelle 1H0: Crescent Valley 1J0: Edgewood 1K0: Fauquier 1L0: Fruitvale 1M0: Kaslo 1N0: Meadow Creek 1P0: Montrose 1R0: Nakusp 1S0: New Denver 1V0: Procter 1X0: Robson 1Y0: Rossland 1Z0: Salmo 2B0: Silverton 2C0: Slocan 2E0: Slocan Park 2G0: South Slocan 2J0: Winlaw 2K0: Ymir
V0H Southeast Okanagan and Boundary Country 1A0: Beaverdell 1B0: Bridesville 1E0: Christina Lake 1H0: Grand Forks 1J0: Greenwood 1K0: Kaleden 1M0: Midway 1N0: Naramata 1R0: Okanagan Falls 1T0: Oliver 1V0: Osoyoos 1X0: Peachland 1Y0: Rock Creek 1Z0: Summerland 2B0: Westbridge 2V0: Osoyoos 3H0: Grand Forks	V0J Bulkley Valley, Omineca and Yellowhead 1A0: Aiyansh 1E0: Burns Lake 1G0: Cedarvale 1H0: Dome Creek 1J0: Dunster 1K0: Iskut 1L0: Endako 1N0: Fort Fraser 1P0: Fort St. James 1R0: Francois Lake 1S0: Fraser Lake 1T0: Germansen Landing 1W0: Granisle 1X0: Lax̱g̱altsʼap 1Y0: Hazelton 1Z0: Houston 2A0: Kitwanga 2B0: Longworth 2C0: Mackenzie 2E0: McBride 2G0: McLeod Lake 2H0: Manson Creek 2J0: New Hazelton 2K0: Penny 2N0: Smithers 2P0: Southbank 2S0: Summit Lake 2T0: Takla Landing 2W0: Telegraph Creek 2X0: Telkwa 2Y0: Topley 2Z0: Upper Fraser 3A0: Vanderhoof 3B0: Ware 3C0: Willow River 3E0: Crescent Spur 3G0: Bear Lake 3J0: Nass Camp 3M0: Sinclair Mills 3N0: Tsay Keh Dene 3S0: Meziadin Lake 3T0: Gitwinksihlkw 3W0: Smithers	V0K Cariboo, Fraser Canyon and Western Okanagan 0A0: Lone Butte 1A0: Ashcroft 1B0: Barkerville 1C0: Boston Bar 1E0: Bridge Lake 1G0: Buffalo Creek 1H0: Cache Creek 1J0: Canim Lake 1K0: Clinton 1L0: Eagle Creek 1M0: Forest Grove 1N0: Gang Ranch 1P0: Gold Bridge 1S0: Hixon 1T0: Lac La Hache 1V0: Lillooet 1W0: Logan Lake 1X0: Lone Butte 1Y0: Lower Nicola 1Z0: Lytton 2E0: 100 Mile House 2G0: 150 Mile House 2H0: Pavilion 2J0: Savona 2K0: 70 Mile House 2L0: Spences Bridge 2P0: Walhachin 2R0: Wells 2S0: Yale 2Z0: 108 Mile Ranch	V0L Chilcotin 1A0: Alexis Creek 1B0: Alkali Lake 1C0: Anahim Lake 1G0: Big Lake Ranch 1H0: Chilanko Forks 1J0: Dog Creek 1K0: Hanceville 1L0: Horsefly 1M0: Kleena Kleene 1N0: Likely 1P0: McLeese Lake 1R0: Nimpo Lake 1S0: Redstone 1T0: Riske Creek 1V0: Tatla Lake 1W0: Tatlayoko Lake 1X0: Nemaiah Valley	V0M Harrison Lake Region 1A0: Agassiz 1G0: Deroche 1H0: Dewdney 1K0: Harrison Hot Springs 1L0: Harrison Mills 1N0: Lake Errock
V0N North Vancouver Island, Sunshine Coast, Sea-to-Sky Country and Southern Gulf Islands 1A0: Alert Bay 1B0: Whistler 1E0: Blubber Bay 1G0: Bowen Island 1H0: Brackendale 1J0: Britannia Beach 1K0: Coal Harbour 1L0: D'Arcy 1M0: Dawsons Landing 1N0: Egmont 1P0: Galiano Island 1S0: Garden Bay 1T0: Garibaldi Highlands 1V0: Gibsons 1W0: Gillies Bay 1Z0: Holberg 2B0: Kingcome Inlet 2E0: Lions Bay 2G0: Lund 2H0: Madeira Park 2H1: Pender Harbour 2J0: Mayne Island 2K0: Mount Currie 2L0: Pemberton 2M0: Pender Island 2N0: Port Alice 2P0: Port Hardy 2R0: Port McNeill 2S0: Port Mellon 2V0: Quatsino 2W0: Roberts Creek 2Y0: Saturna 3A0: Sechelt 3B0: Seton Portage 3C0: Shalalth 3E0: Sointula 3J0: Telegraph Cove 3K0: Van Anda 3L0: Winter Harbour 3P0: Woss 3V0: Gibsons 3Z0: Furry Creek	V0P North Central Vancouver Island and Discovery Islands 1B0: Blind Channel 1G0: Gold River 1H0: Heriot Bay 1J0: Kyuquot 1K0: Mansons Landing 1L0: Minstrel Island 1N0: Quathiaski Cove 1P0: Refuge Cove 1R0: Sayward 1S0: Simoom Sound 1T0: Squirrel Cove 1V0: Stuart Island 1W0: Surge Narrows 1X0: Tahsis 1Z0: Whaletown 2A0: Zeballos	V0R Central and South Vancouver Island 1A0: Ahousat 1B0: Bamfield 1G0: Bowser 1H0: Cassidy 1K0: Chemainus 1L0: Cobble Hill 1M0: Coombs 1N0: Cowichan Bay 1R0: Crofton 1S0: Cumberland 1T0: Denman Island 1V0: Errington 1W0: Fanny Bay 1X0: Gabriola 1Y0: Honeymoon Bay 1Z0: Hornby Island 2B0: Kildonan 2C0: Koksilah 2G0: Lake Cowichan 2H0: Lantzville 2J0: Lasqueti 2K0: Lazo 2L0: Malahat 2M0: Merville 2N0: Mesachie Lake 2P0: Mill Bay 2V0: Royston 2W0: Shawnigan Lake 2Y0: Thetis Island 2Z0: Tofino 3A0: Ucluelet 3B0: Union Bay 3C0: Westholme 3E1: Youbou 4K0: Chemainus 5K0: Penelakut Island	V0S Juan de Fuca Shore 0A1: Port Renfrew 1K0: Port Renfrew	V0T Inside Passage and Haida Gwaii 1B0: Denny Island 1C0: Bella Coola 1H0: Hagensborg 1L0: Klemtu 1M0: Masset 1P0: Ocean Falls 1R0: Port Clements 1S0: Daajing Giids 1T0: Sandspit 1W0: Stewart 1Y0: Tlell 1Z0: Bella Bella 2B0: Haisla
V0V Lower Skeena Region 1A0: Hartley Bay 1B0: Kincolith 1C0: Kitkatla 1E0: Oona River 1G0: Port Edward 1H0: Lax Kw'alaams	V0W Atlin Region 0A0: Fraser 0A1: Atlin 1A0: Atlin	V0X Similkameen Region 1C0: Cawston 1G0: Coalmont 1K0: Hedley 1L0: Hope 1N0: Keremeos 1R0: East Gate 1W0: Princeton 1X0: Rosedale 2L0: Tulameen 2W0: Princeton	V0Y Not in use	V0Z Not in use

Most populated FSAs^[4]

V3S, 104,997
V3W, 95,970
V4N, 86,011
V0R, 72,310
V0E, 72,013

Least populated FSAs^[4]

V4G, 72
V7Z, 203
V0S, 366
V0W, 503
V7B, 820

References

^ Canada Post. "Canada Post - Find a Postal Code". Retrieved 9 November 2008.
^ "Mobile Apps". Canada Post. Archived from the original on 2011-05-19.
^ "LISTING OF FORWARD SORTATION AREA CODES (FSA) 2004" (PDF). Canada Post. Retrieved August 14, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ ^a ^b Statistics Canada (March 29, 2023). "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and forward sortation areas". Statistics Canada. doi:10.25318/9810001901-eng. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)

Canada Post map of Vancouver-area postal codes

[1] Canada Post. "Canada Post - Find a Postal Code". Retrieved 9 November 2008.

[2] "Mobile Apps". Canada Post. Archived from the original on 2011-05-19.

[3] "LISTING OF FORWARD SORTATION AREA CODES (FSA) 2004" (PDF). Canada Post. Retrieved August 14, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[2021census-4] Statistics Canada (March 29, 2023). "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and forward sortation areas". Statistics Canada. doi:10.25318/9810001901-eng. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)

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