Welcome to Okanagan Centre ...

While we don't have a date for the founding of Okanagan Centre, 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 Okanagan Centre: Okanagan Ctre.

Time Zone: Okanagan Centre 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 Okanagan Centre: 250, 236, 257, 672 & 778<1>

Communities near Okanagan Centre ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Okanagan Centre.

• Kelowna
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelowna
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kelowna <2>
• Vernon
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vernon <2>
• Coldstream
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldstream
• Oyama
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyama
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oyama <2>
• Wilson Landing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Landing
• Ellison
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellison
• Traders Cove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traders Cove
• Rutland
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
• East Kelowna
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Kelowna
• Lakeview Heights
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Okanagan Centre ...

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

Adding Okanagan Centre 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 Okanagan Centre was on a map titled Map of British Columbia (from Gulf Refining, 1925).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Okanagan Centre.