Welcome to Prairie River ...

While we don't have a date for the founding of Prairie River, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1956.

A typical abbreviation for Prairie River: Prairie Riv.

Prairie River is 1,510 feet [460 m] above sea level.<1>.

Time Zone: Prairie River lies in the Central Standard Time Zone (CST) and does not observe daylight saving time. The time zone in French: CST- Heure Normale du Centre (HNC).

Note: If you leave Prairie River and travel east, you will leave Central Standard Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT). In addition, you will be moving from an area that does not observe daylight saving time to one that does.

Area codes for Prairie River: (306) & (639)<2>

The Canadian Postal Code for Prairie River: S0E<3>

Communities near Prairie River ...

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

Mistatim
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mistatim
Carragana
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carragana
Porcupine Plain
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porcupine Plain
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Porcupine Plain <4>
Weekes
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weekes came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weekes
Clemenceau
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemenceau
Chelan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelan
Hudson Bay
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Bay
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson Bay <4>
Ruby Beach
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby Beach
Bjorkdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bjorkdale
Reserve
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reserve

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Prairie River ...

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

Adding Prairie River 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 Prairie River was on a map titled Road Map for Manitoba and Saskatchewan (from Shell Oil, 1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Prairie River.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Province of Saskatchewan: www.saskatchewan.ca/

Footnotes ...

<1>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Prairie River - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>	Area code (639) is an overlay for area code (306).
<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 Prairie River). 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 Prairie River or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the Canada Post / Postes Canada.
<4>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>	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.