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Welcome to Olympic Heights ...

Olympic Heights is located in Nevada County<1>.

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

Olympic Heights is 5,880 feet [1,792 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Olympic Heights is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Olympic Heights: 530 & 837<3>

Communities near Olympic Heights ...

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

  • Andover ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Andover is located in Placer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
  • Donner Lake Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Donner Lake Village is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donner Lake Village
    • Donner Lake Village has also been known as:
    • Donner Lake
  • Donner Woods
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Donner Woods is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donner Woods
  • Bronco
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Bronco is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronco
  • Carnelian Bay
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Floriston
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Tahoe Vista
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Donner
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Donner is located in Placer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donner
  • Kings Beach
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Norden
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Olympic Heights ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Nevada, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Olympic Heights - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 530 code has been Overlayed with the 837 area code. New phone numbers in the Olympic Heights area will be assigned with one of these codes: 530 or 837. As a result, placing a call in the Olympic Heights area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.