Summary for Grande Prairie

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Typical Abbreviation: Grande Pr.

Time Zone: Grande Prairie lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) The time zone in French: MST- Heure Normale des Rocheuses (HNR), MDT- Heure Avancée des Rocheuses (HAR).

Telephone Area Codes: 780, 368, 587 & 825<1>

Canadian Postal Codes: T8V, T8W, T8X

Elevation: 2,140 feet [652.27 m] above sea level<2>

Websites for Grande Prairie

Official Website: www.cityofgp.com/

Chamber of Commerce: www.gpchamber.com/

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<3>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Grande Prairie:

Lat: 55.170700° (or 55°10'14" N)

Lon: -118.791600° (or -118°47'29" W)

About Alberta

Websites for Province of Alberta

Official Website: https://www.alberta.ca/

Tourism: https://www.travelalberta.com/

Parks: https://www.albertaparks.ca/

Fishing: https://mywildalberta.ca/fishing/

Hunting: https://mywildalberta.ca/hunting/

Footnotes ...

<1>	When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 780 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 368, 587 or 825. New phone numbers in the Grande Prairie area will be assigned with one of these codes: 780, 368, 587 or 825. As a result, placing a call in the Grande Prairie area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Grande Prairie - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Grande Prairie, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.