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Welcome to Brewster Heights ...

Brewster Heights is located in Winnebago County<1>.

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

Brewster Heights is 760 feet [232 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Brewster Heights lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Brewster Heights: 815 & 779<3>

Communities Also Named Brewster Heights ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Brewster Heights - they are located in Maryland and New York.

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

Communities near Brewster Heights ...

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

  • Rockford
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Belvidere
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Loves Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Machesney Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Roscoe
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Roscoe is located in Winnebago County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,406 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roscoe <4>
  • South Beloit
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Rockton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Poplar Grove
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Byron
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Oregon
    (17 miles [27.4 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 Brewster Heights. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Brewster Heights.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brewster Heights ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Winnebago, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Brewster 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 815 code has been Overlayed with the 779 area code. New phone numbers in the Brewster Heights area will be assigned with one of these codes: 815 or 779. As a result, placing a call in the Brewster 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.