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Welcome to Woodpecker ...

While we don't have a date for the founding of Woodpecker, 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.

Woodpecker is 3,600 feet [1,097 m] above sea level.<1> In other words, the altitude of Woodpecker is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level.

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

Communities near Woodpecker ...

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

  • Hixon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Stoner
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoner
  • Red Rock
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
  • Strathnaver
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Baldy Hughes
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Buckhorn
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
  • Beaverley
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Cinema
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinema
  • Mud River
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Punchaw
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Punchaw

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Woodpecker ...

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

Adding Woodpecker to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Woodpecker.

Footnotes ...

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