Welcome to Excel ...

Excel is 2,580 feet [786 m] above sea level.<1> In other words, the altitude of Excel is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Excel 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 east from Excel (for example, toward Alsask (SK)), you will leave Mountain 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.

Area codes for Excel: (403) and (587)<2>

Communities Also Named Excel ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Excel - they are located in Alabama and Minnesota.

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

Communities near Excel ...

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

• Oyen
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyen
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oyen <3>
• Cereal
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cereal came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cereal
• Benton Station
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Station
• Sibbald
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sibbald came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibbald
• Chinook
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chinook came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinook
• Sedalia
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sedalia came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
• Acadia Valley
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acadia Valley
• Esther
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Esther came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esther
• New Brigden
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Brigden came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Brigden
• Alsask
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alsask came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alsask
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alsask <3>

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Excel ...

Looking for more information about Excel? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Excel, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Excel.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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