Welcome to Arlington Heights ...

Arlington Heights is located in Middlesex County<1>.

The location of Arlington 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 Arlington Heights, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1874.

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

Arlington Heights is 330 feet [101 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Arlington Heights lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Arlington Heights: (781) & (339)<4>

The ZIP code for Arlington Heights: 02475<5>

Communities Also Named Arlington Heights ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 19 communities that are also named Arlington Heights - they are located in California, Connecticut, Florida (2), Illinois (2), Kansas, Kentucky, Ohio (3), Pennsylvania, Texas (3), Utah, Virginia (2) and Washington.

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

Communities near Arlington Heights ...

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

• Boston
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
  • Boston is located in Suffolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 691,531 people
• Cambridge
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
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  • Cambridge is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 119,192 people
• Lowell
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
  • Lowell is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 110,904 people
• Lynn
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
  • Lynn is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,539 people
• Quincy
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
  • Quincy is located in Norfolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,421 people
• Newton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
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  • Newton is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 87,803 people
• Somerville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
  • Somerville is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 80,935 people
• Lawrence
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
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  • Lawrence is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 80,007 people
• Framingham
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Framingham
  • Framingham is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,892 people
• Waltham
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltham
  • Waltham is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,069 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Arlington Heights ...

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

Adding Arlington Heights to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Arlington 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 Arlington Heights was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Arlington Heights post office opened in 1874.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/