Welcome to Golden ...

The town of Golden is 2,640 feet [805 m] above sea level.<1> In other words, the elevation of Golden is ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Golden lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time. The time zone in French: MST- Heure Normale des Rocheuses (HNR), MDT- Heure Avancée des Rocheuses (HAR).

Note: If you travel west from Golden, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT).

Area codes for Golden: (250) and (778)<2>

The Canadian Postal Code for Golden: V0A<3>

Communities Also Named Golden ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 32 communities that are also named Golden - they are located in Alaska, Colorado, Florida, Georgia (2), Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas (2), Michigan (4), Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma (2), Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas (2), Washington and West Virginia (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Golden.

Communities near Golden ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Golden.

Nicholson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson
Moberly
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moberly came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moberly
Blaeberry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaeberry
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blaeberry <5>
McMurdo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McMurdo came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMurdo
Leanchoil
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leanchoil came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leanchoil
Donald
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
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Redgrave
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Redgrave. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redgrave
Field
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Field
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Field <5>
Parson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parson
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parson <5>
East Gate
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Gate. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gate

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Golden ...

Looking for more information about Golden? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Golden, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Golden.

Adding Golden to Our Gazetteer ...

The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Golden was mentioned on a train schedule titled Canadian Pacific Railroad Time Tables (October 1899).

We also found Golden on a map titled Gulf Oil Map of British Columbia (1925).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Golden.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Golden. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Province of British Columbia: https://www.gov.bc.ca/

Footnotes ...

<1>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Golden - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>	Area code (778) is an overlay for area code (250).
<3>	The Canadian Postal Code consists of 6 characters, where the first three characters are the 'Forward Sortation Area (FSA)', with the last three characters being the 'Local Delivery Unit (LDU)'. The Canadian Postal Codes were created as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. So keep in mind that any given Postal Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Golden). The boundaries of the Postal Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other Postal Codes. When looking for a Postal Code, whether Golden or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the Canada Post / Postes Canada.
<4>	If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<5>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>	An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.