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| Place | Burnaby |
| Type | City |
| Province / Territory | British Columbia (BC) |
| Location | New Westminster Land District |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 49.242778 |
| Longitude | -122.972778 |
| Population | 249,125 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | V5G |
| Area Code | 236, 250, 604, 672, 778 |
| Importance | Town |
| CGN ID | JAEBN |
Burnaby is a city in New Westminster Land District, British Columbia, Canada. It is classified as a town. Burnaby is located at 49.2428°N, 122.9728°W.
Burnaby holds a quiet prominence upon the Pacific coast, defined by a terrain that rises toward the heights of Capitol Hill. It lies 10.4 km east of Vancouver, BC (from Vancouver, BC: bearing 101°T), and is situated 13.8 km west-south-west of Coquitlam. The land here catches the low, slanted light of late afternoon, turning the air a pale, translucent silver as it settles over the slopes. Residents walk paths that trace the nearby landscape, where Deer Lake sits in stillness, a dark mirror for the surrounding trees. Further away, the Brunette River moves with a persistent, muted energy, carving its way through the lower reaches of the New Westminster Land District. Even at a distance of twelve kilometers, the presence of Sunshine Falls haunts the imagination of those who know the geography, suggesting hidden moisture in the deep reaches of the province. Burnaby grew from a modest junction of transit routes into a center of commerce and academic life, hosting institutions like Simon Fraser University that draw intellectual ambition to its ridges. The local economy thrives on the steady hum of technology and retail, yet the character of Burnaby remains rooted in the daily movements of people commuting along its arteries. History here is found in the transition from early settlement to a modern urban form, where the pace is set by the arrival of trains and the constant shift of commuters. The air often carries the damp, salt-edged scent of the nearby ocean, a reminder that Burnaby exists at the edge of a vast and indifferent sea.
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Explore Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada, with an embedded street and satellite map — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 49.242778, -122.972778. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts — including hourly outlooks — are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Detailed location data for Burnaby includes the postal code (V5G), telephone area code (236, 250, 604, 672, 778). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Canadian city or town.
Location data for Burnaby is sourced from the Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGN), Natural Resources Canada, and verified by coordinates rather than name matching alone. GPS coordinates, province, administrative location and place type are shown in the information panel above.
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Location data | Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGN), Natural Resources Canada |