The city of Thetford Mines was established in 1876.
Thetford Mines is 1,190 feet [363 m] above sea level.<1>.
Time Zone: Thetford Mines 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).
Looking for more information about Thetford Mines? 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 Thetford Mines, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Thetford Mines.
Footnotes ...
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The elevation is an estimate for the area around Thetford Mines - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
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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 418 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 367 or 581. New phone numbers in the Thetford Mines area will be assigned with one of these codes: 418, 367 or 581. As a result, placing a call in the Thetford Mines area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).