Cumberland British Columbia Map

About Cumberland, British Columbia

Cumberland is a village in Nelson Land District, British Columbia, Canada. It is classified as a town. Cumberland is located at 49.6186°N, 125.0325°W.

Cumberland rests upon the rugged terrain of the Nelson Land District, where the Pacific coast meets the rising shoulders of the Boston Ridge. It lies 8.3 km south-south-west of Courtenay, BC (from Courtenay, BC: bearing 199°T), and is situated 14.5 km south-west of Lazo. The air here holds a damp, cooling weight, carrying the scent of cedar and the distant, sharp promise of the Comox Glacier. Life in Cumberland moves with the patient gravity of the slopes, while the Puntledge River carves its path through the valley floor just five kilometers away. On quieter afternoons, the light catches the surface of Teal Lake, located two kilometers from the village, turning the water into a dark, polished mirror that reflects the dense, green canopy above. Beyond the immediate reach of the streets, the Comox Lake Bluffs Ecological Reserve sits six kilometers out, guarding the silence of the land as the shadows lengthen across the forest. Cumberland bears the quiet strength of its past, rooted in the hard earth and the industry that once drew people to its seams. While the heavy machinery of the early coal era has long since fallen silent, the character of Cumberland remains defined by that resilient, working-class spirit. Modern life here finds its expression in the restoration of heritage facades and the gathering of voices in local spaces, where the history of the land is held in the steady hands of those who still walk its trails. The economy has shifted from the deep extraction of the earth to the stewardship of the surrounding wild, yet the community maintains a fierce pride in its identity. Even now, one can feel the lingering echoes of those who first inhabited this region, an enduring presence that informs the slow, deliberate pace of every day in Cumberland.

About This Cumberland Map Page

Explore Cumberland, 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: 49.618611, -125.0325. 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 Cumberland includes the postal code (V9N), 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 Cumberland 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.