| Flatlands | |
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| Unincorporated community | |
| Location of Flatlands, New Brunswick | |
| Coordinates: 47°59′00″N 66°53′00″W / 47.983333°N 66.883333°WCoordinates: 47°59′00″N 66°53′00″W / 47.983333°N 66.883333°W | |
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| Province |
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| County | Restigouche |
| Parish | Addington |
| Electoral Districts Federal |
Madawaska—Restigouche |
| Provincial | Campbellton-Restigouche Centre |
| Government | |
| • Type | Local service district |
| Time zone | AST (UTC-4) |
| • Summer (DST) | ADT (UTC-3) |
| Postal code(s) |
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| Area code(s) | 506 |
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Flatlands is an unincorporated community in Restigouche County, New Brunswick, Canada. The Duncan family of Aberdeen, Scotland were the original settlers of Flatlands and Campbellton. In 1866 Flatlands was a farming and lumbering settlement with approximately 27 resident families. In 1871, it had a population of 150. In 1898 Flatlands was a station on the Intercolonial Railway and had one post office, three stores, a shingle mill, a church and a population of about 400.