Welcome to Washington Heights ...

Washington Heights is located in Pitt County<1>.

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

Washington Heights is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Washington Heights: 252

Communities Also Named Washington Heights ...

While we believe that this Washington Heights is located in Pitt County, we know of another 2 North Carolina communities named Washington Heights. Those communities are located in the following counties: Cleveland and Iredell County.

Beyond North Carolina, there are 23 communities that are also named Washington Heights - they are located in Alabama, Delaware (2), Georgia (2), Illinois, Maryland (2), Michigan (2), New Jersey, New York (2), Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee (3), Vermont, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Washington Heights ...

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

• Greenville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Greenville is located in Pitt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,779 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <3>
• Vanceboro
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Vanceboro is located in Craven County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanceboro
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 955 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vanceboro <3>
• Chocowinity
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Chocowinity is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chocowinity
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 770 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chocowinity <3>
• Simpson
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Simpson is located in Pitt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
• Grimesland
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Grimesland is located in Pitt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimesland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
• Jamesville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jamesville is located in Martin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 440 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jamesville <3>
• Bath
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Bath is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bath <3>
• Bear Grass
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Bear Grass is located in Martin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Grass
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
• Walla Watta
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Walla Watta is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walla Watta
• Pinetown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Pinetown is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinetown

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Washington Heights ...

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