Welcome to Montclair Heights ...

Montclair Heights is located in Essex County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Montclair Heights, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

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

Montclair Heights is 350 feet [107 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Montclair Heights: 973 & 862<3>

Communities near Montclair Heights ...

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

• New York
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
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  • New York is located in Kings County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,253,213 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to New York
  • From Montclair Heights to New York
• Bronx
  (17 miles [27.4 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
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
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  • Newark is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 282,520 people
  • Google driving directions:
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  • From Montclair Heights to Newark
• Jersey City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
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  • Jersey City is located in Hudson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 262,664 people
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  • From Montclair Heights to Jersey City
• Yonkers
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
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  • Yonkers is located in Westchester County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 200,040 people
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  • From Montclair Heights to Yonkers
• Paterson
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
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  • Paterson is located in Passaic County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 144,801 people
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• Elizabeth
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
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  • Elizabeth is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 128,382 people
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  • From Montclair Heights to Elizabeth
• Passaic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
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  • Passaic is located in Passaic County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,340 people
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  • From Montclair Heights to Passaic
• Union City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
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  • Union City is located in Hudson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,137 people
  • Google driving directions:
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  • From Montclair Heights to Union City
• Mount Vernon
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
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  • Mount Vernon is located in Westchester County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,775 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Vernon <4>
  • Google driving directions:
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  • From Montclair Heights to Mount Vernon

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Montclair Heights ...

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

Adding Montclair Heights to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Montclair 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 Montclair Heights was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Montclair Heights in the book titled North American Railroad Atlas - Northeast.

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Montclair Heights. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Essex County: www.co.essex.nj.us/

The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.nj.gov/