Welcome to North Bay ...

While we don't have a date for the founding of North Bay, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated ?.

A typical abbreviation for North Bay: N. Bay

The city of North Bay is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<1>.

Time Zone: North Bay 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).

Area codes for North Bay: (705) and (249)<2>

The Canadian Postal Codes for North Bay: P1A, P1B, P1C<3>

Websites for North Bay ...

Official Website: www.city.north-bay.on.ca/

Chamber of Commerce: www.northbaychamber.com/

Communities Also Named North Bay ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named North Bay - they are located in Mississippi, New York, Newfoundland and Labrador, Ontario and Wisconsin (2).

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

Communities near North Bay ...

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

Powassan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powassan
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Powassan <4>
Callander
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callander
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Callander <4>
Champlain Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champlain Park
Thorncliff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thorncliff came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorncliff
Cooks Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Mills
Camp Champlain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camp Champlain came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Champlain
Derland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Derland came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derland
Feronia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Feronia came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feronia
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Feronia <4>
Nipissing Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nipissing Junction came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nipissing Junction
Corbeil
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corbeil came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbeil
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corbeil <4>

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for North Bay ...

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

Adding North Bay to Our Gazetteer ...

The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned North Bay was on a map titled Road Map for Ontario (from Shell Oil, 1955).

We also found North Bay mentioned on a train schedule titled Canadian Pacific Railroad Time Tables (October 1899).

For more details, see References and Mentions for North Bay.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for North Bay: www.city.north-bay.on.ca/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around North Bay - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>	Area code (249) is an overlay for area code (705).
<3>	The Canadian Postal Code consists of 6 characters, where the first three characters are the 'Forward Sortation Area (FSA)', with the last three characters being the 'Local Delivery Unit (LDU)'. In the case of North Bay, we provide only the FSA and not the LDU. The Canadian Postal Codes were created as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. So keep in mind that any given Postal Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as North Bay). The boundaries of the Postal Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other Postal Codes. When looking for a Postal Code, whether North Bay or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the Canada Post / Postes Canada.
<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.