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Welcome to Town Ranch Heights ...

Town Ranch Heights is located in Onslow County<1>.

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

Town Ranch Heights is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Codes for Town Ranch Heights: 910 & 472<3>

Communities near Town Ranch Heights ...

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

  • Jacksonville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Holly Ridge
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Richlands
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Beulaville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Maysville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • North Topsail Beach
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Half Moon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Half Moon is located in Onslow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Moon
  • Mill Pond Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Mill Pond Village is located in Onslow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Pond Village
  • Catherine Lake
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Catherine Lake is located in Onslow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine Lake
  • Foxhorn Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Foxhorn Village is located in Onslow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxhorn Village

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Town Ranch Heights ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Onslow, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Town Ranch 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 910 code has been Overlayed with the 472 area code. New phone numbers in the Town Ranch Heights area will be assigned with one of these codes: 910 or 472. As a result, placing a call in the Town Ranch 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.