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Welcome to Benton Heights ...

Benton Heights is located in Union County<1>.

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

Benton Heights is 610 feet [186 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Benton Heights: 704 & 980<3>

Communities Also Named Benton Heights ...

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

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

Communities near Benton Heights ...

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

  • Indian Trail
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Matthews
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Mint Hill
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Waxhaw
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Stallings
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Weddington
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Wesley Chapel
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Unionville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Unionville is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,344 people
  • Marvin
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Marvin is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,920 people
  • Wingate
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Benton Heights ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Union, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Benton 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 704 code has been Overlayed with the 980 area code. New phone numbers in the Benton Heights area will be assigned with one of these codes: 704 or 980. As a result, placing a call in the Benton 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.