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Welcome to Shaver Lake Heights ...

Shaver Lake Heights is located in Fresno County<1>.

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

Shaver Lake Heights is 5,600 feet [1,707 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Shaver Lake Heights is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Shaver Lake Heights: 559

Communities near Shaver Lake Heights ...

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

  • Bretz Mill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bretz Mill
    • Bretz Mill is located in Fresno County
  • Meadow Lakes
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lakes
    • Meadow Lakes is located in Fresno County
  • Big Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
    • Big Creek is located in Fresno County
    • Former names for Big Creek:
    • Big Creek Flats
    • Cascada
    • Manzanita Park
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Creek <3>
  • Tollhouse
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Auberry
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Huntington Lake
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Cedar Crest
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crest
    • Cedar Crest is located in Nevada County
  • Prather
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Lakeshore
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • North Fork
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shaver Lake Heights ...

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

Footnotes ...

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