Welcome to Argentia ...

Argentia is located on the south coast of Newfoundland (at Placentia Bay).

The origin (or the toponymy) of Argentia: From the Latin word for silver: 'argentum'.

Time Zone: Argentia lies in the Newfoundland Time Zone (NST/NDT) and observes daylight saving time. The time zone in French: NST- Heure Normale de Terre-Neuve (HNT), NDT- Heure Avancée de Terre-Neuve (HAT).

Area Codes for Argentia: 709 & 879<1>

Communities Also Named Argentia ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Argentia - it's located in Alberta.

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

Websites for Argentia ...

Official Website: www.argentia.nf.ca/

Chamber of Commerce: www.argentiachamber.org/

Communities near Argentia ...

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

Placentia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Placentia
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Placentia <2>
Dunville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunville
Fox Harbour
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Harbour
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fox Harbour <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Fox Harbour
- From Argentia to Fox Harbour
Long Harbour - Mount Arlington Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Harbour - Mount Arlington Heights
Ferndale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
Point Verde
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Verde
Ship Harbour
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ship Harbour
Little Barasway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Barasway
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Little Barasway
- From Argentia to Little Barasway
Red Island
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Island
Great Barasway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Barasway

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Argentia ...

Looking for more information about Argentia? 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 Argentia, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Argentia.

Adding Argentia 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 Argentia was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Quebec, Labarador & Newfoundland.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Argentia.

Footnotes ...

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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 709 code has been Overlayed with the 879 area code. New phone numbers in the Argentia area will be assigned with one of these codes: 709 or 879. As a result, placing a call in the Argentia area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).

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