Welcome to Markham ...

The town of Markham is 560 feet [171 m] above sea level.<1>.

Time Zone: Markham 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).

Telephone area codes for Markham: (289)<2>, (365) & (905).

Websites for Markham ...

Official Website: www.markham.ca/

Chamber of Commerce: www.markhamboard.com/

Communities Also Named Markham ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Markham - they are located in California, Florida (2), Illinois (2), Minnesota, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania (2), Tennessee, Texas, Virginia (2) and Washington.

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

Communities near Markham ...

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

Toronto
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toronto
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toronto <3>
Whitby
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitby
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitby <3>
Ajax
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ajax
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ajax <3>
Pickering
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickering
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pickering <3>
Newmarket
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmarket
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newmarket <3>
Aurora
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aurora came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aurora <3>
Whitchurch-Stouffville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitchurch-Stouffville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitchurch-Stouffville <3>
Cashel ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashel
Peach's
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach's
- Peach's has also been known as:
- Peaches
Richmond Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richmond Hill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hill
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond Hill <3>

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Markham ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Markham: www.markham.ca/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Markham - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>	Of the area codes for Markham, area code (289, 365) is an overlay.
<3>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>	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.