Welcome to Orange Heights ...

Orange Heights is located in Alachua County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Orange Heights, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

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

Orange Heights is 140 feet [43 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Orange Heights: 352

Communities Also Named Orange Heights ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Florida communities named Orange Heights: This one is located in Alachua County and the other is located in Hillsborough County.

Beyond Florida, there are 3 communities that are also named Orange Heights - they are located in California and North Carolina.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Orange Heights.

Communities near Orange Heights ...

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

• Gainesville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
  • Gainesville is located in Alachua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 135,004 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gainesville <3>
• Starke
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starke
  • Starke is located in Bradford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,471 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Starke <3>
• Keystone Heights
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Heights
  • Keystone Heights is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,549 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keystone Heights <3>
• Hawthorne
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne
  • Hawthorne is located in Alachua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,536 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hawthorne <3>
• Interlachen
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interlachen
  • Interlachen is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,477 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Interlachen <3>
• Waldo
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
  • Waldo is located in Alachua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 998 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waldo <3>
• Micanopy
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Micanopy
  • Micanopy is located in Alachua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 637 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Micanopy <3>
• Hampton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
  • Hampton is located in Bradford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 512 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampton <3>
• McIntosh
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh
  • McIntosh is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 507 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McIntosh <3>
• La Crosse
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Crosse
  • La Crosse is located in Alachua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 401 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Crosse <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Orange Heights ...

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

Adding Orange Heights to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Orange Heights in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Orange Heights was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

X2X - From that list, the Orange Heights post office opened in 1884.

We also found Orange Heights in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Orange Heights.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Orange Heights. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Alachua County: www.alachua-county.org/

The official website for State of Florida: https://www.myflorida.com/