Welcome to Sidney ...

The coastal town of Sidney is located on the southeast coast of Vancouver Island (the Strait of Georgia).

Sidney is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<1>.

Time Zone: Sidney 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).

Telephone area codes for Sidney: (250) and (778)<2>

Websites for Sidney ...

Official Website: www.town.sidney.bc.ca/

Communities Also Named Sidney ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 38 communities that are also named Sidney - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, Colorado (2), Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (4), Kentucky, Maine, Manitoba, Michigan, Missouri, Montana (3), Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina (2), North Dakota (2), Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Washington, West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sidney.

Communities near Sidney ...

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

• Victoria
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Victoria <3>
• Langford
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langford
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Langford <3>
• Oak Bay
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Bay
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Bay <3>
• Colwood
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colwood
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colwood <3>
• View Royal
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for View Royal came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for View Royal
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for View Royal <3>
• Duncan
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duncan came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duncan <3>
• Metchosin
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metchosin
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Metchosin <3>
• Friday Harbor
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friday Harbor
  • Friday Harbor is located in San Juan County (WA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,544 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Friday Harbor <3>
• Cowichan Bay
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cowichan Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowichan Bay
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cowichan Bay <3>
• Crofton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crofton came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crofton
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crofton <3>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Sidney. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sidney.

We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sidney. See our Newspapers Page for Sidney.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sidney ...

Looking for more information about Sidney? 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 Sidney, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Sidney.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Sidney: www.town.sidney.bc.ca/

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