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Welcome to Burlington ...



The Lake Ontario city of Burlington was established in 1874.

When the people of Burlington refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Burlingtonian<1>

Burlington is 240 feet [73 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Burlington lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time. The time zone in French: EST- Heure Normale de l'Est (HNE), EDT- Heure Avancée de l'Est (HAE).

Burlington is served by one (or more) of the following area codes: (289)<3>, (365) and (905).

Websites for Burlington ...

Official Website:   www.city.burlington.on.ca/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.burlingtonchamber.com/

Junior League:   www.juniorleague.ca/

Communities Also Named Burlington ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 45 communities that are also named Burlington - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, New Jersey, New York (2), Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina (2), North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Ohio (5), Oklahoma (2), Ontario, Oregon (2), Pennsylvania, Prince Edward Island, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Burlington ...

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

  • Mississauga
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Hamilton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Oakville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakville <4>
  • Milton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Grimsby
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Nelson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nelson came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
  • Bronte
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bronte came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronte
  • Normanhurst
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Pleasant View Survey
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Tansley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tansley came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tansley

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Burlington ...

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

The official website for Burlington: www.city.burlington.on.ca/

The official website for Province of Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Burlington refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a city's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Burlington may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Burlington - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>Of the area codes for Burlington, area code (289, 365) is an overlay.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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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