New Hazelton | |
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District of New Hazelton | |
Coordinates: 55°14′35″N 127°35′12″W / 55.24306°N 127.58667°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | British Columbia |
Regional district | Kitimat–Stikine |
Government | |
• Mayor | Gail Lowry |
Area | |
• Total | 24.34 km2 (9.40 sq mi) |
Population (2021) | |
• Total | 602 |
• Density | 25/km2 (64/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-8 (PST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
Postal code | V0J 2J0 |
Area code(s) | 250, 778, 236, & 672 |
Highways | Highway 16 (TCH) Trans-Canada Highway |
Website | Official website |
New Hazelton is a district municipality on the south side of the Bulkley River in the Skeena region of west central British Columbia, Canada.[1] On BC Highway 16, the locality is by road about 68 kilometres (42 mi) northwest of Smithers and 137 kilometres (85 mi) northeast of Terrace. New Hazelton is one of the "Three Hazeltons", the other two being the original "Old" Hazelton to the northwest and South Hazelton to the west.