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Welcome to Eastport ...

The coastal town of Eastport is located on the east coast of Newfoundland (at Bonavista Bay).



Eastport is near sea level<1>.

Time Zone: Eastport 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 area code for Eastport: (709)

The Canadian Postal Code for Eastport: A0G<2>

In the past, Eastport was named Salvage Bay.

Communities Also Named Eastport ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Eastport - they are located in Arkansas, California, Florida, Idaho, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, New York, Newfoundland and Labrador, Ohio, Oklahoma and Tennessee (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Eastport.

Communities near Eastport ...

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

  • Glovertown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Hare Bay
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Dover
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
  • Musgravetown
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Musgravetown came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musgravetown
  • Traytown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Plate Cove West
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plate Cove West came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plate Cove West
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plate Cove West <3>
  • Saint Brendan's
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Brendan's came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Brendan's
    • Former name for Saint Brendan's:
    • Haywards Cove
  • Salvage
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Plate Cove East
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plate Cove East came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plate Cove East
  • Keels
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keels came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keels

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Eastport ...

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

Adding Eastport 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 we've referenced which mentioned Eastport was mentioned on a train schedule titled Canadian National Railroad Time Tables (October 1960).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Eastport.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Eastport. 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>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Eastport - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>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 Eastport). 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 Eastport or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the Canada Post / Postes Canada.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.









 

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