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Welcome to Bay Heights ...

Bay Heights is located in Miami-Dade County<1>.

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

Bay Heights is near sea level<2>.

Time Zone: Bay Heights lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Bay Heights: 305, 645 & 786<3>

Communities near Bay Heights ...

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

  • Hialeah
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hialeah
    • Hialeah is located in Miami-Dade County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 232,027 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hialeah <4>
  • Pembroke Pines
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Hollywood
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Miramar
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Miami Gardens
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Miami Beach
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • North Miami
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Doral
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doral
    • Doral is located in Miami-Dade County
    • Estimated population in 2015: 56,035 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Doral <4>
  • Coral Gables
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cutler Bay
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bay Heights ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Miami-Dade, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bay 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 305 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 645 or 786. New phone numbers in the Bay Heights area will be assigned with one of these codes: 305, 645 or 786. As a result, placing a call in the Bay 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.