Welcome to Wichita Heights ...

Wichita Heights is located in Sedgwick County<1>.

The location of Wichita Heights has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wichita Heights, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

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

Wichita Heights is 1,330 feet [405 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Wichita Heights is within the (316) area code.

Communities near Wichita Heights ...

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

• Wichita
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wichita
  • Wichita is located in Sedgwick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 391,731 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wichita <4>
• Derby
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Derby have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
  • Derby is located in Sedgwick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,145 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Derby <4>
• Newton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
  • Newton is located in Harvey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,744 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newton <4>
• Andover
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
  • Andover is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,672 people
  • Andover has also been known as:
  • Cloud City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andover <4>
• Haysville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haysville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
  • Haysville is located in Sedgwick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,389 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haysville <4>
• Bel Aire
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bel Aire have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bel Aire
  • Bel Aire is located in Sedgwick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,469 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bel Aire <4>
• Valley Center
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Center
  • Valley Center is located in Sedgwick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,385 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley Center <4>
• Maize
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maize have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maize
  • Maize is located in Sedgwick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,267 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maize <4>
• Goddard
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goddard
  • Goddard is located in Sedgwick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,962 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goddard <4>
• Rose Hill
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
  • Rose Hill is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,979 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rose Hill <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wichita Heights ...

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

Adding Wichita Heights to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wichita 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 Wichita Heights was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Wichita Heights post office opened in 1888.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Sedgwick County: www.sedgwickcounty.org/

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/