Welcome to Okanagan ...

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

Okanagan is 1,800 feet [549 m] above sea level.<1>.

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

Communities near Okanagan ...

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

Vernon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
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Coldstream
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
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Armstrong
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
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- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Armstrong <3>
Enderby
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
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Lumby
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
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Salmon River 1
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
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Okanagan Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
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Lavington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
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Falkland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
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- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falkland <3>
Oyama
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
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- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oyama <3>

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Okanagan ...

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Okanagan.

Footnotes ...

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