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Welcome to McGuire Heights ...

McGuire Heights is located in Cobb County<1>.

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

McGuire Heights is 950 feet [290 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel west from McGuire Heights (for example, toward Gaylesville (AL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Codes for McGuire Heights: 404, 470, 678 & 770<3>

Communities near McGuire Heights ...

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

  • Roswell
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Marietta
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Smyrna
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Kennesaw
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Kennesaw Acres
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Kennesaw Acres is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennesaw Acres
    • Estimated population in 2019: 34,077 people
  • Woodstock
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Canton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Canton is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,347 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <4>
  • Cartersville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Noonday
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Noonday is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noonday
    • Estimated population in 2019: 16,592 people
  • Holly Springs
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McGuire Heights ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Cobb, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around McGuire 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 404 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 470, 678 or 770. New phone numbers in the McGuire Heights area will be assigned with one of these codes: 404, 470, 678 or 770. As a result, placing a call in the McGuire 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.