Upper Tantallon is a community that extends from the Hammonds Plains Road (Route 213

Nova Scotia Route 213

Route 213 is a collector road in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. It is located in the Halifax Regional Municipality, connecting Bedford at Trunk 2 with Upper Tantallon at Trunk 3 with interchanges with Highway 102 and Highway 103 located near the termini.It is known as the "Hammonds Plains...

) to the crossroads of Trunk 3 and Route 333

Nova Scotia Route 333

Route 333 is a collector road in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.It is located in the Halifax Regional Municipality, connecting Upper Tantallon at Trunk 3 with Beechville at Trunk 3.From Shad Bay to Beechville it is named the "Prospect Road"...

 within the Halifax Regional Municipality, 22.3 km west from Halifax

City of Halifax

Halifax is a city in Canada, which was the capital of the province of Nova Scotia and shire town of Halifax County. It was the largest city in Atlantic Canada until it was amalgamated into Halifax Regional Municipality in 1996...

, Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...

, Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

.

2008 fire

On June 13, 2008, a forest fire broke out causing minor damage to two homes and 130 acres burned. The fire was believed to have been caused by a camp fire. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Royal Canadian Mounted Police

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police , literally ‘Royal Gendarmerie of Canada’; colloquially known as The Mounties, and internally as ‘The Force’) is the national police force of Canada, and one of the most recognized of its kind in the world. It is unique in the world as a national, federal,...

 laid no charges, however, it was determined that residue from Hurricane Juan

Hurricane Juan

Hurricane Juan was a significant hurricane that struck the southern part of Atlantic Canada in late September 2003. It was the tenth named storm and the sixth hurricane of the 2003 Atlantic hurricane season. Juan formed southeast of Bermuda on September 24, 2003 out of a tropical wave that tracked...

 fuelled the fire.

Communications

• The first three digits of the Postal Code
  Postal code
  A postal code is a series of letters and/or digits appended to a postal address for the purpose of sorting mail. Once postal codes were introduced, other applications became possible.In February 2005, 117 of the 190 member countries of the Universal Postal Union had postal code systems...
  
   is B3Z
• The Telephone exchange
  Telephone exchange
  In the field of telecommunications, a telephone exchange or telephone switch is a system of electronic components that connects telephone calls...
  
   is 902
  Area code 902
  Area code 902 is the telephone area code in the Canadian provinces of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island, encompassing both provinces. The 902 area code was established in 1947 for all three Maritime provinces, with Newfoundland added shortly after it joined Canada; New Brunswick, along with...
  
   826,820
• Internet : Cable
  Cable modem
  A cable modem is a type of network bridge and modem that provides bi-directional data communication via radio frequency channels on a HFC and RFoG infrastructure. Cable modems are primarily used to deliver broadband Internet access in the form of cable Internet, taking advantage of the high...
  
   -Eastlink , DSL -Aliant
  Aliant
  Bell Aliant Inc. is a communications company providing services in various areas throughout eastern Canada, as Bell Aliant throughout Atlantic Canada, and under the NorthernTel, and Télébec brands in rural areas of Ontario and Quebec....
  
  

Statistics

• Total Population 3378
• Total Dwellings 1528
• Total Land Area - 97.5023 km²