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Welcome to Royal Heights ...

Royal Heights is located in Carroll County<1>.

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

Royal Heights is 1,040 feet [317 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Communities Also Named Royal Heights ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Maryland communities named Royal Heights: This one is located in Carroll County and the other is located in Harford County.

Beyond Maryland, there are 3 communities that are also named Royal Heights - they are located in Illinois and Missouri.

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

Communities near Royal Heights ...

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

  • Westminster
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Hanover
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • 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>
  • Taneytown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Hampstead
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Littlestown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Shrewsbury
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • McSherrystown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Spring Grove
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Spring Grove is located in York County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,179 people
  • Glen Rock
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Bonneauville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Bonneauville is located in Adams County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonneauville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,837 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 Royal Heights. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Royal Heights.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Royal Heights ...

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