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Welcome to South Towne Heights ...

South Towne Heights is located in Caddo Parish<1>.

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

South Towne Heights is 180 feet [55 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for South Towne Heights: 318 & 457<3>

Communities near South Towne Heights ...

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

  • Shreveport
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Bossier City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Blanchard
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Greenwood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Stonewall
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Waskom
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Waskom is located in Harrison County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waskom
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,150 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waskom <4>
  • Keachi
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Keachi is located in De Soto Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keachi
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
  • Keithville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Western Hills Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Ellerbe Woods
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Ellerbe Woods is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellerbe Woods

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for South Towne Heights ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Caddo, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around South Towne 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 318 code has been Overlayed with the 457 area code. New phone numbers in the South Towne Heights area will be assigned with one of these codes: 318 or 457. As a result, placing a call in the South Towne 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.