Welcome to Shawinigan ...
The city of Shawinigan is 210 feet [64 m] above sea level.<1>.
Time Zone: Shawinigan 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 Shawinigan: 819, 468 & 873<2>
Communities Also Named Shawinigan ...
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Shawinigan.
Websites for Shawinigan ...
Official Website: www.ville.shawinigan.qc.ca/
Communities near Shawinigan ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Shawinigan.
- Trois Rivieres
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cap de la Madeleine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Trois Rivieres Ouest
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Louis de France
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pointe du Lac
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Sainte Marthe du Cap
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Boniface
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Etienne des Gres
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Saint Tite
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lac a la Tortue
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shawinigan ...
Looking for more information about Shawinigan? 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 Shawinigan, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Shawinigan.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Shawinigan - 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 819 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 468 or 873. New phone numbers in the Shawinigan area will be assigned with one of these codes: 819, 468 or 873. As a result, placing a call in the Shawinigan area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |