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Welcome to Sops Island ...

Sops Island is located on the east coast of Newfoundland, at White Bay.

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

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

Sops Island is 160 feet [49 m] above sea level.<1>.

Time Zone: Sops 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 Sops Island: 709 & 879<2>

Communities near Sops Island ...

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

  • Hampden
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden
  • Jackson's Arm
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Westport
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
  • Little Bay Town
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Bay Town
    • Former name for Little Bay Town:
    • Indian Bight
    • Little Bay Town has also been known as:
    • Granby Island
  • Pound Cove
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Western Cove ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • The Beaches
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Georges Cove
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Back Cove
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Back Cove
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sops Island ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sops Island - 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 Sops Island area will be assigned with one of these codes: 709 or 879. As a result, placing a call in the Sops Island 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.