Welcome to Toronto ...

The Lake Ontario city of Toronto was established in 1793 and was incorporated March 6, 1834.

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

Toronto is 340 feet [104 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Toronto 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).

Toronto is served by one (or more) of the following area codes: (416), (437)<3> and (647).

Websites for Toronto ...

Official Website:   www.toronto.ca/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.bot.com/

Junior League:   www.jlt.org/

Communities Also Named Toronto ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Toronto - they are located in Arkansas, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Ohio, Prince Edward Island, South Dakota and Texas.

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

Communities near Toronto ...

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

• Mississauga
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mississauga
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mississauga <4>
• Brampton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brampton came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brampton
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brampton <4>
• Markham
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markham
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Markham <4>
• Richmond Hill
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richmond Hill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hill
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond Hill <4>
• Pickering
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickering
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pickering <4>
• East York
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East York came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East York
• Swansea
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansea
• Don Mills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Don Mills came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Don Mills
• Lambton Mills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambton Mills
• Islington
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Islington came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Islington

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Toronto ...

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

Adding Toronto 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 Toronto was on a map titled Road Map for Ontario (from Shell Oil, 1955).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Toronto.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Toronto: www.toronto.ca/

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