Welcome to McBride ...

While we don't have a date for the founding of McBride, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1956.

The origin (or the toponymy) of McBride: Named after Sir Richard McBride (1870-1917).

The village of McBride is 2,560 feet [780 m] above sea level.<1> In other words, the elevation of McBride is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: McBride 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 McBride: (250) and (778)<2>

The Canadian Postal Code for McBride: V0J<3>

Websites for McBride ...

Chamber of Commerce: www.mcbridebc.info/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to McBride, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named McBride ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named McBride - they are located in Georgia, Iowa, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Texas.

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

Communities near McBride ...

We have created a list of 6 communities that are near McBride.

Lamming Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamming Mills
Eddy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddy
Crescent Spur
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent Spur came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Spur
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crescent Spur <5>
Dunster
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunster came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunster
Goat River
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goat River came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goat River
Loos
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loos came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loos

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McBride ...

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

Adding McBride 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 McBride was on a map titled Road Map for British Columbia (from Shell Oil, 1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for McBride.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for McBride. 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 McBride - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>	Area code (778) is an overlay for area code (250).
<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)'. 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 McBride). 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 McBride or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the Canada Post / Postes Canada.
<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.
<5>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.