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Welcome to Glen Heights ...

Glen Heights is located in Orange County<1>.

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

Glen Heights is 510 feet [155 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Glen Heights: 919 & 984<3>

Communities Also Named Glen Heights ...

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

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

Communities near Glen Heights ...

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

  • Durham
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Cary
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Cary is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cary
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 173,587 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cary <4>
  • Apex
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Apex is located in Wake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apex
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,388 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Apex <4>
  • Morrisville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Mebane
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Mebane is located in Alamance County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mebane
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,732 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mebane <4>
  • Hillsborough
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Pittsboro
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Haw River
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Swepsonville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Swepsonville is located in Alamance County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swepsonville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,386 people
  • Dogwood Acres
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Dogwood Acres is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Acres

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Glen Heights ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Orange, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Glen 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 919 code has been Overlayed with the 984 area code. New phone numbers in the Glen Heights area will be assigned with one of these codes: 919 or 984. As a result, placing a call in the Glen 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.