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Welcome to Raymonds Island ...

Raymonds Island is located on the south coast of Newfoundland (on the Cabot Strait, at the Bay d'Espoir).

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

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

Time Zone: Raymonds 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).

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

Communities near Raymonds Island ...

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

  • Saint Alban's
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Seal Cove
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Gaultois
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Morrisville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Pushthrough
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Patricks Harbour
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Allan Cove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • McCallum
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCallum
  • Round Harbour
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Muddy Hole
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Raymonds Island ...

Looking for more information about Raymonds Island? 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 Raymonds Island, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Raymonds Island.

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 Raymonds Island area will be assigned with one of these codes: 709 or 879. As a result, placing a call in the Raymonds Island area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.