Welcome to Prince of Wales ...

While we don't have a date for the founding of Prince of Wales, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1897.

Time Zone: Prince of Wales lies in the Atlantic Time Zone (AST/ADT) and observes daylight saving time. The time zone in French: AST- Heure Normale de l'Atlantique (HNA), ADT- Heure Avancée de l'Atlantique (HAA).

Note: If you travel west from Prince of Wales (for example, toward Robbinston (ME)), you will leave Atlantic Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

The telephone area code for Prince of Wales: (506)

The Canadian Postal Code for Prince of Wales: E5J<1>

Communities Also Named Prince of Wales ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Prince of Wales - it's located in New Brunswick.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Prince of Wales.

Communities near Prince of Wales ...

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

• Saint John
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint John
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint John <2>
• Rothesay
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rothesay
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rothesay <2>
• Grand Bay - Westfield
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Bay - Westfield came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Bay - Westfield
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Bay - Westfield <2>
• Musquash Parish
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Musquash Parish came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musquash Parish
• Rothesay Parish
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rothesay Parish came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rothesay Parish
• Colpitts
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colpitts
• Lorneville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorneville
• Chance Harbour
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chance Harbour
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chance Harbour <2>
• South Bay
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bay
• Grand Bay
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Bay

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Prince of Wales ...

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

Adding Prince of Wales 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 Prince of Wales was on a map titled Map of Maritime Provinces of Canada (from Rand McNally, 1897).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Prince of Wales.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Prince of Wales. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Province of New Brunswick: https://www.gnb.ca/