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Welcome to Point Lance ...

The coastal town of Point Lance is located on the Avalon Peninsula of the southeast Newfoundland (between Placentia Bay and Saint Mary's Bay).

A typical abbreviation for Point Lance: Pt. Lance

Point Lance is near sea level<1>.

Time Zone: Point Lance 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 Point Lance: 709 & 879<2>

Communities near Point Lance ...

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

  • Saint Brides
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Saint Vincents - Saint Stephens - Peter's River
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Branch
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Cape Saint Marys
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Lears Cove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Beckfords
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Cuslett
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuslett
  • Angels Cove
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Patricks Cove
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Gooseberry Cove
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Point Lance ...

Looking for more information about Point Lance? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Point Lance, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Point Lance.

Footnotes ...

<1>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Point Lance - 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 Point Lance area will be assigned with one of these codes: 709 or 879. As a result, placing a call in the Point Lance area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.