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Welcome to Waneta ...
While we don't have a date for the founding of Waneta, you might get a feel for it by knowing that their post office opened May 1, 1893.
Time Zone: Waneta lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time. The time zone in French: PST- Heure Normale du Pacifique (HNP), PDT- Heure Avancée du Pacifique (HAP).
Telephone area codes for Waneta: (250) & (778)<1>
Our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Waneta contains a list of communities that are also named Waneta.
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Communities near Waneta ...
The following is a sample of nearby communities. Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance and not the distance as if you are driving it.<2>.
| Community | 2006<3>
Population | Change
Since 2001 | Direction | Distance |
| Beaver Falls | --- | | | N | 5 miles [8 km] |
| Columbia Gardens | --- | | | N | 4 miles [6.4 km] |
| Fruitvale | 1,952 | +3.6% | | N | 8 miles [12.9 km] |
| Montrose | 1,012 | +5.15% | | N | 5 miles [8 km] |
| Rossland | 3,278 | +10.09% | | NW | 10 miles [16.1 km] |
| Trail | 7,237 | +4.46% | | NW | 8 miles [12.9 km] |
| | | * | When comparing populations across the border of the USA & Canada, be aware that the populations given are for different years. The Canadian populations are for the years 2006 and 2001.The US populations are for the years 2009 and 2000. |
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To learn more about neighboring communities, please visit the Nearby Page for Waneta. |
Search for Local Businesses ...Google's 'Search-by-Location' is a very useful tool for people who might be planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Waneta. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.
Business Owners: To appear in the above search results, your business will need to be listed with the Google Places service. Please use the below link to learn about and register for the free service.
If you find an error or if your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to register your business or report an error. We simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results. Only a registered owner/operator can add their business or correct mistakes - we can not do it for you. |
Off-the-Road Links ...
These photo collections may have pictures for the area around Waneta:
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | Area code (778) is an overlay for area code (250). For more about area code overlays, please see our Glossary for Waneta. - Return to Citation |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance that starts at Waneta. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, private property - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Waneta) to Point B.
If you need the driving distance, we recommend that you use one of the Mapping Services listed on our Map Page for Waneta. Since we usually use Google Maps for our own planning, we've provided the following link for your convenience: Google Map and Driving Directions starting from Waneta- Return to Citation |
| <3> | Unless noted otherwise, the population counts we use should be considered estimates. Our population values for Waneta were taken from various sources and although they can be traced back to StatCan, they should not be considered official. - Return to Citation |
For additional information, please visit our Glossary for Waneta.
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