Summary for Walpole Island

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Typical Abbreviation: Walpole Is.

Time Zone: Walpole Island lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) The time zone in French: EST- Heure Normale de l'Est (HNE), EDT- Heure Avancée de l'Est (HAE).

Telephone Area Codes: 519, 226, 382 & 548<1>

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<2>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Walpole Island:

Lat: 42.613100° (or 42°36'47" N)

Lon: -82.515800° (or -82°30'56" W)

About Ontario

Websites for Province of Ontario

Official Website: https://www.ontario.ca/

Tourism: https://www.ontariotravel.net/

Parks: https://www.ontarioparks.ca/

Fishing: https://www.ontario.ca/page/fishing

Hunting: https://www.ontario.ca/page/hunting

Footnotes ...

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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).

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Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Walpole Island, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.