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Welcome to Ruskin Heights ...

Ruskin Heights is located in Jackson County<1>.

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

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

Time Zone: Ruskin Heights lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Ruskin Heights: 816 & 975<3>

Communities Also Named Ruskin Heights ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Ruskin Heights - it's located in Georgia.

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

Communities near Ruskin Heights ...

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

  • Kansas City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Overland Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Kansas City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Olathe
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Olathe is located in Johnson County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olathe
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 141,665 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olathe <4>
  • Independence
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Lee's Summit
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Shawnee
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Shawnee is located in Johnson County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,298 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shawnee <4>
  • Blue Springs
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Lenexa
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Lenexa is located in Johnson County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenexa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,156 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenexa <4>
  • Leawood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Leawood is located in Johnson County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leawood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,669 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leawood <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 Ruskin Heights. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ruskin Heights.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ruskin Heights ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Jackson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ruskin 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 816 code has been Overlayed with the 975 area code. New phone numbers in the Ruskin Heights area will be assigned with one of these codes: 816 or 975. As a result, placing a call in the Ruskin 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.