Summary for Matapedia

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Time Zone: Matapedia lies in the Atlantic Time Zone (AST/ADT)<1> The time zone in French: AST- Heure Normale de l'Atlantique (HNA), ADT- Heure Avancée de l'Atlantique (HAA).

Telephone Area Codes: 506 & 428<2>

Elevation: 510 feet [155.45 m] above sea level<3>

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<4>

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

GPS Coordinates: 47.9667, -66.9333<5>

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Footnotes ...

<1>	While Matapedia is in the Atlantic Time Zone, the area just to the west is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).
<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 506 code has been Overlayed with the 428 area code. New phone numbers in the Matapedia area will be assigned with one of these codes: 506 or 428. As a result, placing a call in the Matapedia area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<3>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Matapedia - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Matapedia, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<5>	GPS Coordinates for Matapedia: Decimal: 47.966, -66.9333 DDMMSS: 47° 57' 57", -66° 55' 59"