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..

Telephone area codes for Fort Saint John: (250) and (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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor <4>
• Charlie Lake
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlie Lake
• Baldonnel
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldonnel
• Cecil Lake
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil Lake
• Two Rivers
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Two Rivers came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Rivers
• North Pine
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Pine came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pine
• Montney
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montney
• Bear Flat
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bear Flat came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Flat
• Pine Valley
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Valley
• Rose Prairie
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose Prairie came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Prairie

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 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.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Fort Saint John: www.fortstjohn.ca/

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