Welcome to Alma ...

While we don't have a date for the founding of Alma, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1897.

Time Zone: Alma lies in the Atlantic Time Zone (AST/ADT) and observes daylight saving time. The time zone in French: AST- Heure Normale de l'Atlantique (HNA), ADT- Heure Avancée de l'Atlantique (HAA).

The telephone area code for Alma: (902)

The Canadian Postal Code for Alma: C0B<1>

Communities Also Named Alma ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 41 communities that are also named Alma - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California (2), Colorado, Florida, Georgia (3), Illinois (2), Kansas (2), Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Mexico (2), New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Quebec, South Carolina, Texas (3), Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Alma ...

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

• Alberton
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberton
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alberton <2>
• O'Leary
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Leary
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for O'Leary <2>
• Tignish
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tignish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tignish <2>
• Miminegash
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miminegash
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Miminegash <2>
• Saint Louis
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Louis came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Louis
• Northport
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northport
• Palmer Road
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmer Road came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Road
• Saint Roch
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Roch came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Roch
• Harper
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
• Pleasant View
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant View came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Alma ...

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

Adding Alma to Our Gazetteer ...

The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Alma was on a map titled Map of Maritime Provinces of Canada (from Rand McNally, 1897).

We also found Alma mentioned on a train schedule titled Canadian National Railroad Time Tables (October 1960).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Alma.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Province of Prince Edward Island: https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/