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Welcome to Merced Heights ...

Merced Heights is located in San Francisco County<1>.

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

Merced Heights is 360 feet [110 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Merced Heights lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Merced Heights ...

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

  • San Francisco
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Oakland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Berkeley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Richmond
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
    • Richmond is located in Contra Costa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 110,038 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <3>
  • San Mateo
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • San Leandro
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Alameda
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • South San Francisco
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • San Rafael
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • San Bruno
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)

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 Merced Heights. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Merced Heights.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Merced 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 Merced Heights.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Merced Heights ...

Looking for more information about Merced 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 Merced Heights, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Merced Heights.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including San Francisco, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Merced 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.