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Welcome to Frenchmans Island ...

A typical abbreviation for Frenchmans Island: Frenchmans Is. (in Canada, 'Isld.' is the more common abbreviation.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Frenchmans Island for more information about variations on the name of Frenchmans Island.

Time Zone: Frenchmans Island 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).

Note: If you leave Frenchmans Island and travel south, you will leave Newfoundland Time and cross into the Atlantic Time Zone (AST/ADT).

Area Codes for Frenchmans Island: 709 & 879<1>

Communities near Frenchmans Island ...

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

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Frenchmans Island area will be assigned with one of these codes: 709 or 879. As a result, placing a call in the Frenchmans Island area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).









 

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