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Welcome to Centre Island ...

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

Centre Island is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<1>.

Time Zone: Centre 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 Centre Island: 250, 236, 257, 672 & 778<2>

Communities Also Named Centre Island ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Centre Island - it's located in New York.

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

Communities near Centre Island ...

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

  • Tahsis
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Zeballos
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Hecate
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hecate
  • Esperanza
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Ceepeecee
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Blowhole
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blowhole
  • Fair Harbour
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Nootka
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nootka
  • Yuquot
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuquot
  • Chamiss Bay
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Centre Island ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Centre Island - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>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 Centre Island area will be assigned with one of these codes: 250, 236, 257, 672 or 778. As a result, placing a call in the Centre Island area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.