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Welcome to Wildwood Heights ...

Wildwood Heights is located in Henderson County<1>.

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

Wildwood Heights is 2,930 feet [893 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Wildwood Heights is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Code for Wildwood Heights: 828

Communities Also Named Wildwood Heights ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Wildwood Heights - they are located in Alabama, British Columbia and Georgia.

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

Communities near Wildwood Heights ...

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

  • Asheville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Fletcher
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Brevard
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Brevard is located in Transylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevard
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,899 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brevard <3>
  • Mills River
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Flat Rock
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Tryon
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Biltmore Forest
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Biltmore Forest is located in Buncombe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biltmore Forest
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,431 people
  • Lake Lure
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Columbus
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Saluda
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wildwood Heights ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Henderson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wildwood Heights - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.