Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainNo public library stands in Penticton 1: the closest, Penticton Public Library, is 4.4 km away
After it comes Kaleden Branch (Electoral Area I, Okanagan-Similkameen), 9.5 km away. No library board reports for Penticton 1 alone: its libraries belong to a county or regional system, whose figures cover many towns.
CCivic lifeGraded on library visits, charities and volunteeringBehind Penticton 1’s civic life grade
Civic life in Penticton 1 grades C. Penticton 1 has charities and volunteering for a civic life grade, though not library visits, and two of the three are enough.
Informal groups and mutual aid go uncounted.
Sources: provincial statistics, the CRA, Statistics Canada.
No registered charity gives a Penticton 1 mailing address
Charities are placed by mailing address, which flatters service towns whose post office serves a region and undercounts suburbs and rural municipalities.
36.9%
No town-level count exists, so the page uses British Columbia as a whole: 36.9% volunteered formally in 2023, between 35.2% and 38.7%, while the provinces span 25.2% to 40.3%.
Statistics Canada, table 45-10-0039.
The nearest library is 4.4 km from Penticton 1
In order of distance from the centre of Penticton 1, as the crow flies.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Library locations. OpenStreetMap and Statistics Canada’s list of cultural facilities (2020), merged; school, college, hospital and private libraries are left out.
Questions about the library and civic life in Penticton 1
Does Penticton 1 have a public library?
Penticton 1 has none mapped; the closest public library is Penticton Public Library, in Penticton.
Library locations: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Statistics Canada, Open Database of Cultural and Art Facilities (2020). Charities: Canada Revenue Agency, List of charities (2024), charitable organizations only.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).