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Welcome to Ridgewoods Heights ...

Ridgewoods Heights is located in Humboldt County<1>.

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

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Ridgewoods Heights for more information about variations on the name of Ridgewoods Heights.

Ridgewoods Heights is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Ridgewoods Heights: 707 & 369<3>

Communities near Ridgewoods Heights ...

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

  • Eureka
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Eureka is located in Humboldt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,652 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eureka <4>
  • Arcata
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Arcata is located in Humboldt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcata
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,044 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arcata <4>
  • Fortuna
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Rio Dell
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Ferndale
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Blue Lake
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Falk ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Falk is located in Humboldt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falk
  • Freshwater Corners
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Freshwater Corners is located in Humboldt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freshwater Corners
  • Freshwater
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Freshwater is located in Humboldt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freshwater
  • Hookton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hookton is located in Humboldt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hookton

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ridgewoods Heights ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Humboldt, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ridgewoods 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 707 code has been Overlayed with the 369 area code. New phone numbers in the Ridgewoods Heights area will be assigned with one of these codes: 707 or 369. As a result, placing a call in the Ridgewoods 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.