B5A (Yarmouth and area)

Postal area · Nova Scotia · Population 16,115

About postal areas

This area covers the postal codes that start with . Its figures come from the Census areas inside it. Full postal codes aren't open data, so a postal code search shows the postal area it belongs to. Crime and growth figures, marked Estimated, average the municipalities where its residents live.

Getting around

Commuting, transit and internet service in B5A (Yarmouth and area), with comparisons and sources.

Getting around

53 · Average

Commutes under 30 minutes85.1%

NS: 75.1% · Canada: 66.8% · 2016: 88.5% (estimated) · Statistics Canada, 2021

Transit/walk/bike commute share5%

NS: 10.2% · Canada: 14% · 2006: 9.5% (estimated) · 2016: 6.5% (estimated) · Statistics Canada, 2021

Transit stops within 500 mBus, tram, train and ferry stops within 500 m of home, on average. OpenStreetMap can miss stops in smaller places.0.5

NS: 4.1 · Canada: 7 · Statistics Canada; OpenStreetMap contributors, 2026

Connectivity

98 · Excellent

Homes with 50/10 Mbps internet availableHomes where a provider offers fixed internet of at least 50 Mbps down and 10 Mbps up, the CRTC's target for every home. ISED National Broadband Data.98.9%

NS: 98.2% · Canada: 97.9% · ISED, 2026

Homes with 50/10 Mbps on a wired lineHomes where 50/10 Mbps comes on a wired line (cable, fibre or DSL), the networks that also offer faster plans such as gigabit. Federal data does not report speeds above 50/10. ISED National Broadband Data.98.6%

NS: 96.2% · Canada: 94.1% · ISED, 2026