Welcome to Fort Saint John ...

The city of Fort Saint John was established in 1794 and was incorporated December 31, 1947.

A typical abbreviation for Fort Saint John: Ft. St. John

Fort Saint John is 2,240 feet [683 m] above sea level.<1> In other words, the altitude of Fort Saint John is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Fort Saint John lies in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST) and does not observe daylight saving time. The time zone in French: MST- Heure Normale des Rocheuses (HNR).

Note: While Fort Saint John is in the Mountain Standard Time Zone and does not observe daylight saving time, the area just to the west is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and does..

Area Codes for Fort Saint John: 250, 236, 257, 672 & 778<2>

The Canadian Postal Code for Fort Saint John: V1J<3>

Websites for Fort Saint John ...

Official Website: www.fortstjohn.ca/

Chamber of Commerce: www.fortstjohnchamber.com/

Communities near Fort Saint John ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fort Saint John.

Taylor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
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Charlie Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
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Baldonnel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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Cecil Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
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Two Rivers
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
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North Pine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
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Montney
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
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Bear Flat
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
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Pine Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
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Rose Prairie
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
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TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fort Saint John ...

Looking for more information about Fort Saint John? 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 Fort Saint John, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Fort Saint John.

Adding Fort Saint John 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 (so far) we've referenced which mentioned Fort Saint John was on a map titled Road Map for British Columbia (from Shell Oil, 1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fort Saint John.

Footnotes ...

<1>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fort Saint John - 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 Fort Saint John area will be assigned with one of these codes: 250, 236, 257, 672 or 778. As a result, placing a call in the Fort Saint John 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 Fort Saint John, 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 Fort Saint John). 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 Fort Saint John or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the Canada Post / Postes Canada.
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