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Welcome to Glenn Heights ...

Glenn Heights is located in Harford County<1>.

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

Glenn Heights is 120 feet [37 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Communities Also Named Glenn Heights ...

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

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

Communities near Glenn Heights ...

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

  • Elkton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Bel Air
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Bel Air is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bel Air
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,266 people
    • Former names for Bel Air:
    • Belle Air
    • Belle Aire
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bel Air <4>
  • Oxford
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Oxford is located in Chester County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,594 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <4>
  • Perryville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • North East
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Rising Sun
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Charlestown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Port Deposit
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Delta
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Delta is located in York County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 720 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delta <4>
  • Chesapeake City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Glenn Heights ...

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

Footnotes ...

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