Tsawwassen British Columbia Map

About Tsawwassen, British Columbia

Tsawwassen is a community in New Westminster Land District, British Columbia, Canada. It is classified as a town. Tsawwassen is located at 49.0164°N, 123.0844°W.

Tsawwassen rests on the southwestern edge of the mainland, a place where the land gently slopes towards the saline embrace of the Strait of Georgia. It lies 27.3 km south of Vancouver, BC (from Vancouver, BC: bearing 175°T), and is situated 7.8 km south-south-west of Delta. The air here often carries the clean, sharp tang of the sea, a constant whisper of tides and distant islands, even when the sun burns bright in the sky. Low, rolling hills, softened by a verdant cloak of Douglas fir and cedar, define the immediate landscape, their slopes occasionally giving way to flatter expanses where the earth yields its bounty. The light, especially as the day wanes, can pool in the hollows and gild the topmost branches of the trees, casting long, contemplative shadows across the quiet streets. Historically, Tsawwassen has been a place of transit and connection, its strategic location overlooking ferry terminals that link the mainland to Vancouver Island and the Southern Gulf Islands. For centuries, this land was part of the traditional territory of the Tsawwassen First Nation, whose deep connection to the coastal environment is an enduring legacy. In more recent times, Tsawwassen has cultivated a distinct identity rooted in its agricultural heritage, with fields of berries and vegetables once defining its character, a memory still palpable in the occasional farm stand or the scent of turned earth after rain. While the economy has diversified, a certain unhurried pace persists, a gentle reminder of its origins as a place where the land and the sea dictated the rhythm of life.

About This Tsawwassen Map Page

Explore Tsawwassen, 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: 49.016389, -123.084444. 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 Tsawwassen includes the postal code (V4M), 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 Tsawwassen 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.