Welcome to Flin Flon ...

The city of Flin Flon was established in 1927.

When the people of Flin Flon refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Flin Floner<1>

Flin Flon is 1,000 feet [305 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Flin Flon lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time. The time zone in French: CST- Heure Normale du Centre (HNC), CDT- Heure Avancée du Centre (HAC).

Note: If you travel south from Flin Flon, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Central Standard Time Zone (CST). In addition, you will be moving from an area that observes daylight saving time to one that does not.

The telephone area code for Flin Flon: (204)

Websites for Flin Flon ...

Official Website: www.flinflon.net/

Chamber of Commerce: www.cityofflinflon.com/

Communities Also Named Flin Flon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Flin Flon - it's located in Saskatchewan.

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

Communities near Flin Flon ...

We have created a list of 5 communities that are near Flin Flon.

Denare Beach
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denare Beach came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denare Beach
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denare Beach <4>
Schist Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schist Lake
Millwater
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwater
Cranberry Portage
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cranberry Portage came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Portage
Heming Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heming Lake

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Flin Flon ...

Looking for more information about Flin Flon? 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 Flin Flon, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Flin Flon.

Adding Flin Flon to Our Gazetteer ...

As we work on our Gazetteer, we occasionally find mention of a community that is new to us. When we find such a community, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope of adding more information in the future.

The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Flin Flon was on a map titled Road Map for Manitoba and Saskatchewan (from Shell Oil, 1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Flin Flon.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Flin Flon: www.flinflon.net/

The official website for Province of Manitoba: https://www.gov.mb.ca/

Footnotes ...

<1>	A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Flin Flon refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a city's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Flin Flon may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Flin Flon - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	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.
<4>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.