Summary for New Fish Creek

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Typical Abbreviation: New Fish Crk.

Time Zone: New Fish Creek 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>

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<2>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for New Fish Creek:

Lat: 55.300000° (or 55°17'59" N)

Lon: -117.250000° (or -117°15'0" 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 ...

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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 New Fish Creek area will be assigned with one of these codes: 780, 368, 587 or 825. As a result, placing a call in the New Fish Creek area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).

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Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of New Fish Creek, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.