Welcome to Hudson Heights ...

Hudson Heights is located in Hudson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hudson Heights, you might consider that their post office opened in 1901.

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

Hudson Heights is 210 feet [64 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Hudson Heights: 201 & 551<3>

Communities Also Named Hudson Heights ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Hudson Heights - they are located in Maryland (2), New York and Quebec.

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

Communities near Hudson Heights ...

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

New York
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
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- New York is located in Kings County (NY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,253,213 people
Bronx
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
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- Bronx is located in Bronx County (NY)
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,385,108 people
- Bronx has also been known as:
- Bronx
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Newark
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
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- Newark is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 282,520 people
Jersey City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
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- Jersey City is located in Hudson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 262,664 people
Yonkers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
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- Yonkers is located in Westchester County (NY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200,040 people
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Paterson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
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- Paterson is located in Passaic County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144,801 people
Elizabeth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
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- Elizabeth is located in Union County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128,382 people
Clifton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
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- Clifton is located in Passaic County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85,025 people
New Rochelle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
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- New Rochelle is located in Westchester County (NY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80,973 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Rochelle <4>
Passaic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
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- Passaic is located in Passaic County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69,340 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hudson Heights ...

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

Adding Hudson Heights to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hudson Heights in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Hudson Heights was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Hudson Heights post office opened in 1901.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hudson Heights.

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of New Jersey's counties, including Hudson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hudson 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 201 code has been Overlayed with the 551 area code. New phone numbers in the Hudson Heights area will be assigned with one of these codes: 201 or 551. As a result, placing a call in the Hudson 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.
<5>	A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/