Welcome to Berens River ...

While we don't have a date for the founding of Berens 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 1956.

A typical abbreviation for Berens River: Berens Riv.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Berens River for more information about variations on the name of Berens River.

Berens River is 710 feet [216 m] above sea level.<1>.

Time Zone: Berens River lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time. The time zone in French: CST- Heure Normale du Centre (HNC), CDT- Heure Avancée du Centre (HAC).

Area Codes for Berens River: 204, 431 & 584<2>

Communities Also Named Berens River ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Berens River - it's located in Ontario.

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

Adding Berens River 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 Berens River was on a map titled Road Map for Manitoba and Saskatchewan (from Shell Oil, 1956).

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

Footnotes ...

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The elevation is an estimate for the area around Berens River - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.

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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 204 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 431 or 584. New phone numbers in the Berens River area will be assigned with one of these codes: 204, 431 or 584. As a result, placing a call in the Berens River area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).