Welcome to Salmon Valley ...

While we don't have a date for the founding of Salmon Valley, 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 Salmon Valley: Salmon Vly. (or less commonly used: Salmon Vally. or Salmon Vlly.)

Salmon Valley is 2,020 feet [616 m] above sea level.<1>.

Time Zone: Salmon Valley 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 Salmon Valley: 250, 236, 672 & 778<2>

Communities near Salmon Valley ...

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

Prince George
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince George
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prince George <3>
Shelley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelley came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelley
Willow River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow River came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow River
Bonnet Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnet Hill
Chief Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chief Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chief Lake
Summit Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Lake
Vanway
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanway
Reid Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reid Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reid Lake
Beaverley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaverley came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverley
Newlands
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newlands came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlands

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Salmon Valley ...

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

Adding Salmon Valley to Our Gazetteer ...

The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Salmon Valley was on a map titled Road Map for British Columbia (from Shell Oil, 1956).

We also found Salmon Valley in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Western Canada.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Salmon Valley.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Salmon Valley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Salmon Valley - 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, 672 or 778. New phone numbers in the Salmon Valley area will be assigned with one of these codes: 250, 236, 672 or 778. As a result, placing a call in the Salmon Valley 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.
<4>	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.