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Welcome to Port Credit ...



Google driving directions from your current location to Port Credit (Patience, this may take a moment).


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

A typical abbreviation for Port Credit: Prt. Credit

Port Credit is 240 feet [73 m] above sea level.<1>.

Time Zone: Port Credit 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 Port Credit: 905, 289, 365 & 742<2>

Communities Also Named Port Credit ...

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

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

Communities near Port Credit ...

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Port Credit ...

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

Adding Port Credit to Our Gazetteer ...

As we work on our Gazetteer, we occasionally find mention of a community that is new to us. When we find such a community, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope of adding more information in the future.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Port Credit.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Port Credit. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Port Credit - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>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 905 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 289, 365 or 742. New phone numbers in the Port Credit area will be assigned with one of these codes: 905, 289, 365 or 742. As a result, placing a call in the Port Credit area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<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.









 

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