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Welcome to Clinton Heights ...

Clinton Heights is located in Rensselaer County<1>.

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

Clinton Heights is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Clinton Heights: 518 & 838<3>

Communities Also Named Clinton Heights ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Clinton Heights - they are located in Florida and Maryland.

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

Websites for Clinton Heights ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.renscochamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Clinton Heights, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Clinton Heights ...

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

  • Albany
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Schenectady
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Troy
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
    • Troy is located in Rensselaer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,804 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <4>
  • Cohoes
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Watervliet
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watervliet
    • Watervliet is located in Albany County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,807 people
    • Former names for Watervliet:
    • Gibbonsville
    • Port Schuyler
    • West Troy
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watervliet <4>
  • Scotia
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotia
    • Scotia is located in Schenectady County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,618 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotia <4>
  • Colonie
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Mechanicville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Menands
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Wyantskill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyantskill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyantskill
    • Wyantskill is located in Rensselaer County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Clinton Heights ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Rensselaer, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Clinton 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 518 code has been Overlayed with the 838 area code. New phone numbers in the Clinton Heights area will be assigned with one of these codes: 518 or 838. As a result, placing a call in the Clinton 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>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.