Welcome to Westchester ...

While we don't have a date for the founding of Westchester, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1897.

Time Zone: Westchester lies in the Atlantic Time Zone (AST/ADT) and observes daylight saving time. The time zone in French: AST- Heure Normale de l'Atlantique (HNA), ADT- Heure Avancée de l'Atlantique (HAA).

Area Codes for Westchester: 902 & 782<1>

Communities Also Named Westchester ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 27 communities that are also named Westchester - they are located in California, Connecticut, Florida (2), Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana (2), Louisiana, Maryland (3), Massachusetts, New York (2), North Carolina (3), Nova Scotia, South Carolina, Virginia (4), West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Westchester ...

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

Springhill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springhill <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Springhill
- From Westchester to Springhill
Oxford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
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- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <2>
- Google driving directions:
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- From Westchester to Oxford
Lower Greenville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lower Greenville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
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Wentworth Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wentworth Station. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
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- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Wentworth Station
- From Westchester to Wentworth Station
Mahoneys Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mahoneys Corner. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
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- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Mahoneys Corner
- From Westchester to Mahoneys Corner
Millvale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Millvale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
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- From your current location to Millvale
- From Westchester to Millvale
Sutherland Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sutherland Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
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- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Sutherland Lake
- From Westchester to Sutherland Lake
Thomson Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Thomson Station. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
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- From your current location to Thomson Station
- From Westchester to Thomson Station
Wentworth Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wentworth Valley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
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- From your current location to Wentworth Valley
- From Westchester to Wentworth Valley
West Wentworth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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- From Westchester to West Wentworth

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Westchester ...

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

Adding Westchester to Our Gazetteer ...

The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Westchester was on a map titled Map of Maritime Provinces of Canada (from Rand McNally, 1897).

We also found Westchester mentioned on a train schedule titled Canadian National Railroad Time Tables (October 1960).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Westchester.

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 902 code has been Overlayed with the 782 area code. New phone numbers in the Westchester area will be assigned with one of these codes: 902 or 782. As a result, placing a call in the Westchester 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.
<3>	An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.