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Welcome to Drexel Heights ...

Drexel Heights is located in Pima County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Drexel Heights: Drexel Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Drexel Heights is 2,520 feet [768 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Drexel Heights is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Drexel Heights lies in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST) and does not observe daylight saving time

Area Code for Drexel Heights: 520

Communities Also Named Drexel Heights ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Drexel Heights - it's located in Pennsylvania.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Drexel Heights.

Communities near Drexel Heights ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Drexel Heights.

  • Tucson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Oro Valley
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Sahuarita
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • South Tucson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Tucson
    • South Tucson is located in Pima County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,742 people
  • Tucson Estates
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tucson Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucson Estates
    • Tucson Estates is located in Pima County
  • Summit
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
    • Summit is located in Pima County
  • Drexel - Alvernon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drexel - Alvernon
    • Drexel - Alvernon is located in Pima County
  • Pascua Yaqui Indian Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pascua Yaqui Indian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pascua Yaqui Indian Village
    • Pascua Yaqui Indian Village is located in Pima County
  • Polo Village
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Polo Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polo Village
    • Polo Village is located in Pima County
  • Littletown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Littletown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littletown
    • Littletown is located in Pima County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Drexel Heights. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Drexel Heights.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Drexel Heights. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Drexel Heights.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Drexel Heights. See our Newspapers Page for Drexel Heights.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Drexel Heights ...

Looking for more information about Drexel Heights? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Drexel Heights, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Drexel Heights.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arizona's counties, including Pima, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Drexel Heights - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.