RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> Province of British Columbia >> Copper RiverIndex...

Welcome to Copper River ...

A typical abbreviation for Copper River: Copper Riv.

Copper River is 1,400 feet [427 m] above sea level.<1>.

Time Zone: Copper River 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 Copper River: 250, 236, 257, 672 & 778<2>

Communities near Copper River ...

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

  • Terrace
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Kitsumkalum
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Usk
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Usk
  • Lakelse Lake
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Lakelse
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakelse
  • Amsbury
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsbury
  • Pitman
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitman
  • Pacific
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific
  • Shames
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shames
  • Dorreen
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorreen

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Copper River ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Copper River - 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 Copper River area will be assigned with one of these codes: 250, 236, 257, 672 or 778. As a result, placing a call in the Copper River 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.