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Welcome to Creston ...

The town of Creston is 1,980 feet [604 m] above sea level.<1>.

Time Zone: Creston lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time. The time zone in French: MST- Heure Normale des Rocheuses (HNR), MDT- Heure Avancée des Rocheuses (HAR).

Note: If you leave Creston and travel south, you will soon leave Mountain Time and cross into the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT).

Area Codes for Creston: 250, 236, 257, 672 & 778<2>

The Canadian Postal Code for Creston: V0B<3>

Communities Also Named Creston ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 23 communities that are also named Creston - they are located in California (2), Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Washington, West Virginia and Wyoming.

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

Websites for Creston ...

Official Website: www.crestonbc.com/

Communities near Creston ...

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

  • Rykerts
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rykerts
  • Wynndel
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynndel
  • Porthill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Kitchener
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • McConnel
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnel
  • Sirdar
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sirdar
  • Kootenay Landing
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Goatfell
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Kuskanook
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Kingsgate
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Creston. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Creston.

We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Creston. See our Newspapers Page for Creston.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Creston ...

Looking for more information about Creston? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Creston, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Creston.

Adding Creston to Our Gazetteer ...

The earliest source (so far) we've referenced which mentioned Creston was mentioned on a train schedule titled Canadian Pacific Railroad Time Tables (October 1899).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Creston.

Footnotes ...

<1>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Creston - 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 Creston area will be assigned with one of these codes: 250, 236, 257, 672 or 778. As a result, placing a call in the Creston area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<3>The Canadian Postal Code consists of 6 characters, where the first three characters are the 'Forward Sortation Area (FSA)', with the last three characters being the 'Local Delivery Unit (LDU)'. In the case of Creston, we provide only the FSA and not the LDU. The Canadian Postal Codes were created as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. So keep in mind that any given Postal Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Creston). The boundaries of the Postal Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other Postal Codes. When looking for a Postal Code, whether Creston or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the Canada Post / Postes Canada.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.