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Welcome to Punchaw ...

Punchaw is 2,310 feet [704 m] above sea level.<1> In other words, the elevation of Punchaw is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Communities near Punchaw ...

We have created a list of 9 communities that are near Punchaw.

  • Blackwater
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Baldy Hughes
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Mud River
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Woodpecker
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Stoner
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoner
  • Hixon
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Red Rock
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
  • Strathnaver
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Beaverley
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Punchaw ...

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

Footnotes ...

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