Summary for Caraquet Parish

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Time Zone: Caraquet Parish lies in the Atlantic Time Zone (AST/ADT) The time zone in French: AST- Heure Normale de l'Atlantique (HNA), ADT- Heure Avancée de l'Atlantique (HAA).

Telephone Area Codes: 506 & 428<1>

Elevation: 90 feet [27.43 m] above sea level<2>

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<3>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Caraquet Parish:

Lat: 47.783300° (or 47°46'59" N)

Lon: -64.950000° (or -64°57'0" W)

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Footnotes ...

<1>	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 506 code has been Overlayed with the 428 area code. New phone numbers in the Caraquet Parish area will be assigned with one of these codes: 506 or 428. As a result, placing a call in the Caraquet Parish area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Caraquet Parish - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Caraquet Parish, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.