Williamsport is located on the east coast of Newfoundland, at White Bay.
When the people of Williamsport refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Williamsporter<1>
Williamsport is 950 feet [290 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Williamsport 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).
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Williamsport - they are located in Indiana, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, North Dakota, Ohio (4), Ontario, Pennsylvania (2), Tennessee and West Virginia.
Looking for more information about Williamsport? 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 Williamsport, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Williamsport.
Footnotes ...
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A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Williamsport refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Williamsport may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.
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The elevation is an estimate for the area around Williamsport - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
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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 Williamsport area will be assigned with one of these codes: 709 or 879. As a result, placing a call in the Williamsport area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
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