Welcome to Port Hardy ...
Port Hardy is located on the northeast coast of Vancouver Island (the Queen Charlotte Strait).
While we don't have a date for the founding of Port Hardy, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1956.
A typical abbreviation for Port Hardy: Prt. Hardy
Port Hardy is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<1>.
Time Zone: Port Hardy 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 Hardy: 250, 236, 257, 672 & 778<2>
The Canadian Postal Code for Port Hardy: V0N<3>
Websites for Port Hardy ...
Official Website: www.district.porthardy.bc.ca/
Communities near Port Hardy ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Port Hardy.
- Port McNeill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Rupert 1
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fort Rupert
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Coal Harbour
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Suquash
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suquash
- Quatsino
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Shushartie ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jeune Landing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Port Alice
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Sointula
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Port Hardy ...
Looking for more information about Port Hardy? 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 Hardy, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Port Hardy.
Adding Port Hardy 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 Port Hardy was on a map titled Road Map for British Columbia (from Shell Oil, 1956).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Port Hardy.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Port Hardy - 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 Hardy area will be assigned with one of these codes: 250, 236, 257, 672 or 778. As a result, placing a call in the Port Hardy 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)'. 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 Hardy). 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 Hardy or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the Canada Post / Postes Canada. |
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