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Welcome to Bluford Heights ...

Bluford Heights is located in Guilford County<1>.

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

Bluford Heights is 740 feet [226 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Bluford Heights: 336 & 743<3>

Communities near Bluford Heights ...

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

  • High Point
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Burlington
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Kernersville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Elon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Elon is located in Alamance County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,186 people
  • Archdale
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Summerfield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Gibsonville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Oak Ridge
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Elon College
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Trinity
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bluford Heights ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Guilford, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bluford 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 336 code has been Overlayed with the 743 area code. New phone numbers in the Bluford Heights area will be assigned with one of these codes: 336 or 743. As a result, placing a call in the Bluford 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.