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Welcome to Walpole Island ...

A typical abbreviation for Walpole Island: Walpole Is. (in Canada, 'Isld.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Time Zone: Walpole Island 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 Walpole Island: 519, 226, 382 & 548<1>

Communities Also Named Walpole Island ...

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

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

Communities near Walpole Island ...

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

  • Mount Clemens
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Mount Clemens is located in Macomb County (MI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Clemens
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,013 people
    • Former names for Mount Clemens:
    • Big Springs
    • High Banks
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Clemens <2>
  • New Baltimore
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • New Baltimore is located in Macomb County (MI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Baltimore
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,281 people
    • Former names for New Baltimore:
    • Ashley
    • Ashleyville
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Baltimore <2>
  • Richmond
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Saint Clair
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • New Haven
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • New Haven is located in Macomb County (MI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,061 people
    • Former names for New Haven:
    • New Baltimore Station
    • New Haven Station
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Haven <2>
  • Marine City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Marine City is located in Saint Clair County (MI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marine City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,035 people
    • Former names for Marine City:
    • Cottrellville
    • Marine
    • Newport
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marine City <2>
  • Broadbridge Station
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Broadbridge Station is located in Saint Clair County (MI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadbridge Station
  • Pearl Beach
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Starville ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Starville is located in Saint Clair County (MI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starville
  • Perch Point
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Perch Point is located in Saint Clair County (MI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perch Point

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Walpole Island. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Walpole Island.

We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Walpole Island. See our Newspapers Page for Walpole Island.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Walpole Island ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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 519 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 226, 382 or 548. New phone numbers in the Walpole Island area will be assigned with one of these codes: 519, 226, 382 or 548. As a result, placing a call in the Walpole Island area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.