Welcome to Prospect Heights ...

Prospect Heights is located in Mercer County<1>.

The location of Prospect Heights has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

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

Prospect Heights is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Prospect Heights is located in the (609) area code.

Communities Also Named Prospect Heights ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Prospect Heights - they are located in Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania and Utah.

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

Communities near Prospect Heights ...

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

• Burlington
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
  • Burlington is located in Burlington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,840 people
• Bristol
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
  • Bristol is located in Bucks County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,573 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bristol <4>
• Doylestown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doylestown
  • Doylestown is located in Bucks County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,248 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Doylestown <4>
• Hatboro
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatboro
  • Hatboro is located in Montgomery County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,512 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hatboro <4>
• Bordentown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bordentown
  • Bordentown is located in Burlington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,794 people
• Lambertville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambertville
  • Lambertville is located in Hunterdon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,790 people
• New Hope
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
  • New Hope is located in Bucks County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,531 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Hope <4>
• Yardley
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yardley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yardley
  • Yardley is located in Bucks County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,506 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yardley <4>
• Beverly
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
  • Beverly is located in Burlington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,480 people
• Newtown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
  • Newtown is located in Bucks County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,230 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newtown <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Prospect Heights ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Mercer County: www.mercercounty.org/

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