Welcome to Prince William ...

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

Prince William is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<1>.

Time Zone: Prince William 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 William (for example, toward Orient (ME)), you will leave Atlantic Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Prince William: 506 & 428<2>

Communities Also Named Prince William ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Prince William - they are located in Indiana, New Brunswick and Virginia.

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

Communities near Prince William ...

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

• Fredericton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericton
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fredericton <3>
• Kingsclear Parish
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsclear Parish
• Douglas Parish
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Parish
• New Maryland
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Maryland
• Southampton Parish
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southampton Parish
• Nackawic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nackawic
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nackawic <3>
• Dumfries Parish
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumfries Parish
• Harvey
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harvey <3>
• Millville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
• Dumfries
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumfries
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dumfries <3>

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Prince William ...

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

Adding Prince William 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 (so far) we've referenced which mentioned Prince William was on a map titled Map of Maritime Provinces of Canada (from Rand McNally, 1897).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Prince William.