Welcome to Parksville ...

The coastal city of Parksville is located on the southeast coast of Vancouver Island (the Strait of Georgia).

While we don't have a date for the founding of Parksville, 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 1925.

Parksville is 430 feet [131 m] above sea level.<1>.

Time Zone: Parksville 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).

Telephone area codes for Parksville: (250) and (778)<2>

The Canadian Postal Code for Parksville: V9P<3>

Websites for Parksville ...

Official Website: www.city.parksville.bc.ca/

Chamber of Commerce: www.chamber.parksville.bc.ca/

Communities Also Named Parksville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Parksville - they are located in Georgia, Iowa, Kentucky, New York, South Carolina and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Parksville ...

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

Nanaimo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nanaimo
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nanaimo <4>
Qualicum Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Qualicum Beach came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qualicum Beach
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Qualicum Beach <4>
Lantzville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lantzville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lantzville <4>
Qualicum
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Qualicum came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qualicum
Errington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Errington came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Errington
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Errington <4>
Coombs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coombs came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coombs
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coombs <4>
Hilliers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hilliers came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilliers
Nanoose Bay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nanoose Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nanoose Bay
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nanoose Bay <4>
Dashwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dashwood came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dashwood
Lantzville Bay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lantzville Bay

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Parksville ...

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Parksville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Parksville: www.city.parksville.bc.ca/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Parksville - 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)'. In the case of Parksville, we provide only the FSA and not the 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 Parksville). 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 Parksville or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the Canada Post / Postes Canada.
<4>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>	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.