Welcome to Birch Island ...

A typical abbreviation for Birch Island: Birch Is. (in Canada, 'Isld.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Time Zone: Birch Island lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time. The time zone in French: PST- Heure Normale du Pacifique (HNP), PDT- Heure Avancée du Pacifique (HAP).

Area Codes for Birch Island: 250, 236, 257, 672 & 778<1>

Communities Also Named Birch Island ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Birch Island - they are located in Illinois, Maine, Ontario and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Birch Island ...

We have created a list of 8 communities that are near Birch Island.

Clearwater
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clearwater <2>
Blackpool
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackpool
Vavenby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
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- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vavenby <2>
Little Fort
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
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McMurphy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
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Darfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
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Avola
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
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Barriere
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
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- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barriere <2>

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Birch Island ...

Looking for more information about Birch Island? 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 Birch Island, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Birch Island.

Adding Birch Island to Our Gazetteer ...

The earliest source (so far) we've referenced which mentioned Birch Island was mentioned on a train schedule titled Canadian National Railroad Time Tables (October 1960).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Birch Island.

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 250 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 236, 257, 672 or 778. New phone numbers in the Birch Island area will be assigned with one of these codes: 250, 236, 257, 672 or 778. As a result, placing a call in the Birch Island area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).

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