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Welcome to Grand Bank ...

The coastal town of Grand Bank is located on the south coast of Newfoundland (on the Cabot Strait, on the Burin Peninsula at Fortune Bay).

Grand Bank is near sea level<1>.

Time Zone: Grand Bank 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 Grand Bank: 709 & 879<2>

The Canadian Postal Code for Grand Bank: A0E<3>

Communities near Grand Bank ...

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

  • Fortune
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Lawn
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawn
  • Lamaline
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Point May
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Lords Cove
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Point au Gaul
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Grand Beach
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Mercers Cove ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Roundabout
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Allans Island ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Grand Bank ...

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

Adding Grand Bank 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 Grand Bank was mentioned on a train schedule titled Canadian National Railroad Time Tables (October 1960).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Grand Bank.

Footnotes ...

<1>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Grand Bank - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>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 Grand Bank area will be assigned with one of these codes: 709 or 879. As a result, placing a call in the Grand Bank area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<3>The Canadian Postal Code consists of 6 characters, where the first three characters are the 'Forward Sortation Area (FSA)', with the last three characters being the 'Local Delivery Unit (LDU)'. The Canadian Postal Codes were created as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. So keep in mind that any given Postal Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Grand Bank). The boundaries of the Postal Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other Postal Codes. When looking for a Postal Code, whether Grand Bank or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the Canada Post / Postes Canada.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.