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Welcome to Wilbur Heights ...

Wilbur Heights is located in Champaign County<1>.

The pronunciation of Wilbur Heights: WIL-buhr<2>

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

Wilbur Heights is 740 feet [226 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Wilbur Heights (for example, toward State Line City (IN)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Wilbur Heights: 217 & 447<4>

Communities near Wilbur Heights ...

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

  • Rantoul
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Mahomet
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Savoy
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Savoy is located in Champaign County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savoy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,364 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Savoy <5>
  • Monticello
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Saint Joseph
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Tolono
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Tolono is located in Champaign County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolono
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,349 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tolono <5>
  • Villa Grove
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Villa Grove is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Grove
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,414 people
  • Fisher
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Fisher is located in Champaign County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,911 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fisher <5>
  • Philo
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Philo is located in Champaign County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,378 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philo <5>
  • Sidney
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Sidney is located in Champaign County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,172 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sidney <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wilbur Heights ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Champaign, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Wilbur Heights. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wilbur Heights - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 217 code has been Overlayed with the 447 area code. New phone numbers in the Wilbur Heights area will be assigned with one of these codes: 217 or 447. As a result, placing a call in the Wilbur Heights area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.