Welcome to Saint John ...

The coastal city of Saint John is located on the east coast of New Brunswick (on the Bay of Fundy).

Saint John was established in 1604.

When the people of Saint John refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Saint Johner<1>

A typical abbreviation for Saint John: St. John

The community of Saint John is near sea level<2>.

Time Zone: Saint John 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 Saint John (for example, toward Robbinston (ME)), you will leave Atlantic Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Saint John is within the (506) area code.

Websites for Saint John ...

Official Website:   www.cityofsaintjohn.com/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.sjboardoftrade.com/

Communities Also Named Saint John ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 26 communities that are also named Saint John - they are located in California, Indiana (2), Kansas (3), Kentucky, Louisiana (4), Maine, Missouri (3), North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Ontario, Tennessee (2), Texas, Utah, Washington (2) and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Saint John.

Communities near Saint John ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Saint John.

• Quispamsis
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quispamsis came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quispamsis
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quispamsis <4>
• Rothesay
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rothesay
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rothesay <4>
• Grand Bay - Westfield
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 <4>
• Musquash Parish
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • 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
  (8 miles [12.9 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
• Black River Road
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black River Road
• South Bay
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bay
• Colpitts
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colpitts
• Summerville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
• Grand Bay
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • 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 Saint John ...

Looking for more information about Saint John? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Saint John, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Saint John.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Saint John.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Saint John: www.cityofsaintjohn.com/

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