Welcome to Barrhead ...

The town of Barrhead was founded in 1906.

Barrhead is 2,080 feet [634 m] above sea level.<1>.

Time Zone: Barrhead 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).

Telephone area codes for Barrhead: (780) & (587)<2>

The Canadian Postal Code for Barrhead: T7N<3>

Websites for Barrhead ...

Official Website: www.barrhead.ca/

Communities Also Named Barrhead ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Barrhead - it's located in Ontario.

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

Communities near Barrhead ...

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

Nakamun Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nakamun Park came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nakamun Park
Birch Cove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birch Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Cove
Lunnford
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunnford
Bloomsbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomsbury
Manola
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manola
Freedom
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
Campsie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campsie came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campsie
Camp Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Creek
Neerlandia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neerlandia
Roselea
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roselea

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Barrhead ...

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

Adding Barrhead 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 Barrhead was on a map titled Road Map for Montana & Southern Alberta (from Shell Oil, 1951).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Barrhead.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Barrhead: www.barrhead.ca/

The official website for Province of Alberta: https://www.alberta.ca/

Footnotes ...

<1>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Barrhead - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>	Area code (587) is an overlay for area code (780).
<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 Barrhead). 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 Barrhead 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.