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Welcome to Shamrock Heights ...

Shamrock Heights is located in Hall County<1>.

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

Shamrock Heights is 1,140 feet [347 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Websites for Shamrock Heights ...

Junior League:   www.gainesvillehalljuniorleague.org/

Communities near Shamrock Heights ...

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

  • Gainesville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Gainesville Mills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Gainesville Mills is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville Mills
    • Estimated population in 2019: 43,232 people
  • Dry Pond
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Dry Pond is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Pond
    • Estimated population in 2019: 15,881 people
  • Buford
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Buford is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,750 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buford <4>
  • Braselton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Gaines Ferry
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Gaines Ferry is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaines Ferry
  • Flowery Branch
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Dahlonega
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Cornelia
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Oakwood
    (9 miles [14.5 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 Shamrock Heights. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Shamrock Heights.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shamrock Heights ...

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

Footnotes ...

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