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Welcome to West Highlands ...

West Highlands is located in Forsyth County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for West Highlands: W. Highlands

West Highlands is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for West Highlands: 336 & 743<3>

Communities Also Named West Highlands ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named West Highlands - they are located in Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia and Washington.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for West Highlands.

Communities near West Highlands ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near West Highlands.

  • High Point
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Thomasville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Kernersville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Clemmons
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Lexington
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Lewisville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Oak Ridge
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • King
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • King is located in Forsyth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,912 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for King <4>
  • Stokesdale
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Walkertown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Highlands ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Forsyth, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around West Highlands - 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 West Highlands area will be assigned with one of these codes: 336 or 743. As a result, placing a call in the West Highlands 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.