Welcome to East Kelowna ...

While we don't have a date for the founding of East Kelowna, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1925.

A typical abbreviation for East Kelowna: E. Kelowna

East Kelowna is 1,490 feet [454 m] above sea level.<1>.

Time Zone: East Kelowna 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 East Kelowna: 250, 236, 672 & 778<2>

Communities near East Kelowna ...

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

Kelowna
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelowna
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kelowna <3>
Peachland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachland
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peachland <3>
Ellison
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellison came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellison
Myra
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myra
Lakeview Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
Traders Cove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traders Cove
West Kelowna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Kelowna
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Kelowna <3>
Wilson Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Landing
McCulloch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McCulloch came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCulloch
Westbank
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbank

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Kelowna ...

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

Adding East Kelowna to Our Gazetteer ...

As we work on our Gazetteer, we occasionally find mention of a community that is new to us. When we find such a community, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope of adding more information in the future.

The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned East Kelowna was on a map titled Map of British Columbia (from Gulf Refining, 1925).

For more details, see References and Mentions for East Kelowna.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for East Kelowna. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Province of British Columbia: https://www.gov.bc.ca/

Footnotes ...

<1>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around East Kelowna - 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, 672 or 778. New phone numbers in the East Kelowna area will be assigned with one of these codes: 250, 236, 672 or 778. As a result, placing a call in the East Kelowna 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.
<4>	If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.