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Welcome to Woodlyn Heights ...

Woodlyn Heights is located in Cecil County<1>.

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

Woodlyn Heights is 350 feet [107 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Websites for Woodlyn Heights ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.cecilchamber.com/

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

Communities near Woodlyn Heights ...

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

  • Newark
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Newark is located in New Castle County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,849 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark <4>
  • Aberdeen
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Elkton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Havre de Grace
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Bel Air
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • 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
    (8 miles [12.9 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>
  • New Freedom
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Perryville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • North East
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • West Grove
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Woodlyn Heights ...

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

Footnotes ...

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