Time Zone: Gaff Topsail 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).
The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Gaff Topsail was mentioned on a train schedule titled Canadian National Railroad Time Tables (October 1960).
We also found Gaff Topsail mentioned on a train schedule titled Published by Canadian National Employee Time Table (November 1987).
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 Gaff Topsail area will be assigned with one of these codes: 709 or 879. As a result, placing a call in the Gaff Topsail area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).