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Welcome to Thunder River ...

While we don't have a date for the founding of Thunder River, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1925.

A typical abbreviation for Thunder River: Thunder Riv.

Thunder River is 3,060 feet [933 m] above sea level.<1> In other words, the altitude of Thunder River is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Communities near Thunder River ...

We have created a list of 4 communities that are near Thunder River.

  • Blue River
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Lempriere
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Gosnell
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gosnell
  • Albreda
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albreda

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Thunder River ...

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

Adding Thunder River to Our Gazetteer ...

The earliest source (so far) we've referenced which mentioned Thunder River was on a map titled Map of British Columbia (from Gulf Refining, 1925).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Thunder River.

Footnotes ...

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