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Welcome to Lurgan ...

Lurgan is 190 feet [58 m] above sea level.<1>.

Time Zone: Lurgan lies in the Central Standard Time Zone (CST) and does not observe daylight saving time. The time zone in French: CST- Heure Normale du Centre (HNC).

Area Codes for Lurgan: 306, 474 & 639<2>

Communities Also Named Lurgan ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Lurgan - they are located in Ontario and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Lurgan ...

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

  • Tisdale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Star City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Zenon Park
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Ridgedale
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Sylvania
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvania
  • Crooked River
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Eldersley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Valparaiso
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Leacross
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leacross
  • Brooksby
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksby

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lurgan ...

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

Adding Lurgan to Our Gazetteer ...

As we work on our Gazetteer, we occasionally find mention of a community that is new to us. When we find such a community, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope of adding more information in the future.

The earliest source (so far) we've referenced which mentioned Lurgan was in the book titled North American Railroad Atlas - Manitoba & Saskatchewan.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lurgan.

Footnotes ...

<1>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lurgan - 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 306 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 474 or 639. New phone numbers in the Lurgan area will be assigned with one of these codes: 306, 474 or 639. As a result, placing a call in the Lurgan area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.