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Welcome to Sound Island ...

Sound Island is located on the south coast of Newfoundland (at Placentia Bay).

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

Sound Island is 290 feet [88 m] above sea level.<1>.

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

Communities near Sound Island ...

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

  • Arnolds Cove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Southern Harbour
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Sunnyside
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Chance Cove
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Come By Chance
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Swift Current
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Bar Haven ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Arnolds Cove Station
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Goobies
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goobies
  • Western Cove
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sound Island ...

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

Footnotes ...

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