Welcome to York Heights ...

York Heights is located in York County<1>.

The location of York Heights has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

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

York Heights is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

York Heights is located in the (207) area code.

Communities near York Heights ...

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

• Dover
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
  • Dover is located in Strafford County (NH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,443 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <4>
• Rochester
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
  • Rochester is located in Strafford County (NH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,719 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rochester <4>
• Portsmouth
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth
  • Portsmouth is located in Rockingham County (NH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,557 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portsmouth <4>
• Durham
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
  • Durham is located in Strafford County (NH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,441 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durham <4>
• Hampton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
  • Hampton is located in Rockingham County (NH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,950 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampton <4>
• Exeter
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
  • Exeter is located in Rockingham County (NH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,296 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Exeter <4>
• Somersworth
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somersworth
  • Somersworth is located in Strafford County (NH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,286 people
  • Former names for Somersworth:
  • Great Falls
  • Summersworth
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Somersworth <4>
• Kennebunk
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennebunk
  • Kennebunk is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,706 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kennebunk <4>
• Wells
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
  • Wells is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,819 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wells <4>
• Kittery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittery
  • Kittery is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,876 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kittery <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for York Heights ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for York Heights. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for York County: www.co.york.me.us/

The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/