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Welcome to Academy Heights ...

Academy Heights is located in Baltimore County<1>.

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

Academy Heights is 440 feet [134 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Academy Heights: 410, 443 & 667<3>

Communities Also Named Academy Heights ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Academy Heights - it's located in Utah.

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

Websites for Academy Heights ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.baltcountycc.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Academy Heights, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Academy Heights ...

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

  • Baltimore
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Laurel
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Laurel is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,548 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel <4>
  • Sykesville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Brookeville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Elkridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Ellicott City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Hollofield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Hollofield is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollofield
  • Lansdowne - Baltimore Highlands
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Lawyers Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Lawyers Hill is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyers Hill
  • Linwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Academy Heights ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Baltimore, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Academy 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 410 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 443 or 667. New phone numbers in the Academy Heights area will be assigned with one of these codes: 410, 443 or 667. As a result, placing a call in the Academy 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.