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Welcome to Random Heights ...

Random Heights is located in Carroll County<1>.

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

Random Heights is 950 feet [290 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Communities Also Named Random Heights ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Random Heights - it's located in Newfoundland and Labrador.

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

Websites for Random Heights ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.carrollcountychamber.org/

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

Communities near Random Heights ...

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

  • Westminster
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hanover
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Hanover is located in York County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,783 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanover <4>
  • Mount Airy
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Taneytown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Hampstead
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Manchester
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Littlestown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Sykesville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Shrewsbury
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • McSherrystown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Random Heights ...

Looking for more information about Random 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 Random Heights, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Random 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 Random 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 Random Heights area will be assigned with one of these codes: 410, 443 or 667. As a result, placing a call in the Random 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.