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Welcome to West Heights ...

West Heights is located in Ouachita Parish<1>.

A typical abbreviation for West Heights: W. Heights

West Heights is 100 feet [30 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for West Heights: 318 & 457<3>

Communities Also Named West Heights ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named West Heights - it's located in British Columbia.

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

Communities near West Heights ...

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

  • Monroe
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Monroe is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,998 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroe <4>
  • Richwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Richwood is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,375 people
  • Sterlington
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Choudrant
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Eros
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Eros is located in Jackson Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eros
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eros <4>
  • Downsville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Pino Bayou Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Pino Bayou Village is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pino Bayou Village
  • Forksville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Forksville is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forksville
  • Lapine
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Lapine is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapine
  • Northpark Village
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Northpark Village is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northpark Village

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Heights ...

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

Footnotes ...

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