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Welcome to Kimberly Heights ...

Kimberly Heights is located in Carroll County<1>.

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

Kimberly Heights is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Communities Also Named Kimberly Heights ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Kimberly Heights - they are located in Illinois and Louisiana.

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

Websites for Kimberly Heights ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.carrollcountychamber.org/

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

Communities near Kimberly Heights ...

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

  • Frederick
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Frederick is located in Frederick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,308 people
    • Former names for Frederick:
    • Frederick City
    • Frederick Town
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frederick <4>
  • Gaithersburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Westminster
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Mount Airy
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Taneytown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Walkersville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Hampstead
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Sykesville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • New Windsor
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Woodsboro
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kimberly Heights ...

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

Footnotes ...

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