Welcome to Port Alberni ...
The coastal city of Port Alberni is located on Vancouver Island.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Port Alberni, 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 Port Alberni: Prt. Alberni
Port Alberni is 190 feet [58 m] above sea level.<1>.
Time Zone: Port Alberni 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 Port Alberni: 250, 236, 257, 672 & 778<2>
The Canadian Postal Code for Port Alberni: V9Y<3>
Websites for Port Alberni ...
Official Website: www.city.port-alberni.bc.ca/
Communities near Port Alberni ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Port Alberni.
- Qualicum Beach
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Qualicum
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qualicum
- Sproat Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Beaver Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Great Central
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dunsmuir
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunsmuir
- Nahmint
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nahmint
- Bowser
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hilliers
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilliers
- Coombs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Port Alberni ...
Looking for more information about Port Alberni? 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 Port Alberni, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Port Alberni.
Adding Port Alberni to Our Gazetteer ...
The earliest source (so far) we've referenced which mentioned Port Alberni was on a map titled Auto Trails Map - Washington and Oregon (from Rand McNally, 1925).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Port Alberni.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Port Alberni - 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 Port Alberni area will be assigned with one of these codes: 250, 236, 257, 672 or 778. As a result, placing a call in the Port Alberni area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <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 Port Alberni, 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 Port Alberni). 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 Port Alberni or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the Canada Post / Postes Canada. |
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