Welcome to Black River ...

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

A typical abbreviation for Black River: Black Riv.

Time Zone: Black River 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 Black River: 709 & 879<1>

Communities Also Named Black River ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Black River - they are located in Louisiana (2), Manitoba, Maryland, Michigan (2), Minnesota, New Brunswick (3), New York, Nova Scotia (3), Ontario, Washington and Wisconsin (2).

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Black River.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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The official website for Province of Newfoundland and Labrador: https://www.gov.nl.ca/

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