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Welcome to Oak Bay ...

Oak Bay is located on Vancouver Island.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Oak Bay, you might get a feel for its founding by knowing that they incorporated July 2, 1906.

Oak Bay is near sea level<1>.

Time Zone: Oak Bay 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 Oak Bay: 250, 236, 257, 672 & 778<2>

Communities Also Named Oak Bay ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Oak Bay - they are located in New Brunswick and Quebec.

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

Communities near Oak Bay ...

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

  • Langford
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Colwood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Sidney
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sidney came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sidney <3>
  • North Saanich
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Sooke
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • View Royal
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for View Royal came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for View Royal
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for View Royal <3>
  • Metchosin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Friday Harbor
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Prospect Lake
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Keating
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keating

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

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

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Oak Bay. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Oak Bay.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oak Bay ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Oak Bay - 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 Oak Bay area will be assigned with one of these codes: 250, 236, 257, 672 or 778. As a result, placing a call in the Oak Bay 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.