Welcome to Saanich ...

Saanich is located on Vancouver Island.

Time Zone: Saanich 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 Saanich: 250, 236, 257, 672 & 778<1>

Adding Saanich 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 Saanich was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Western Canada.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Saanich.

Footnotes ...

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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 Saanich area will be assigned with one of these codes: 250, 236, 257, 672 or 778. As a result, placing a call in the Saanich area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).