Welcome to Owen Sound ...

The Lake Huron city of Owen Sound is located on Georgian Bay (just east of Lake Huron).

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

Owen Sound is 1,010 feet [308 m] above sea level.<1>.

Time Zone: Owen Sound 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 Owen Sound: (519) and (226)<2>

The Canadian Postal Code for Owen Sound: N4K<3>

Websites for Owen Sound ...

Official Website: www.city.owen-sound.on.ca/

Chamber of Commerce: www.owensoundareabusiness.com/

Communities Also Named Owen Sound ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Owen Sound - it's located in Ontario.

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

Communities near Owen Sound ...

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

Meaford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meaford
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meaford <4>
Annan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annan
Squire
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Squire came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squire
Cruickshank
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cruickshank came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruickshank
East Linton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Linton
Kemble
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kemble came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemble
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kemble <4>
Jackson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackson came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
Kilsyth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilsyth
Garryowen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garryowen came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garryowen
Hogg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hogg came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogg

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Owen Sound ...

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

Adding Owen Sound to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Owen Sound.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Owen Sound: www.city.owen-sound.on.ca/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Owen Sound - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>	Area code (226) is an overlay for area code (519).
<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 Owen Sound, 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 Owen Sound). 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 Owen Sound 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.