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Welcome to Firthcliffe Heights ...

Firthcliffe Heights is located in Orange County<1>.

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

Firthcliffe Heights is 290 feet [88 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Firthcliffe Heights: 845 & 329<3>

Websites for Firthcliffe Heights ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.orangeny.org/

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

Communities near Firthcliffe Heights ...

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

  • Poughkeepsie
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Palm Tree
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Palm Tree is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Tree
  • Kiryas Joel
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Kiryas Joel is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiryas Joel
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,953 people
  • Middletown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Newburgh
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Peekskill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Beacon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Beacon is located in Dutchess County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,930 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beacon <4>
  • Haverstraw
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Woodbury
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Woodbury is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,058 people
  • West Haverstraw
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • West Haverstraw is located in Rockland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Haverstraw
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,167 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 Firthcliffe Heights. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Firthcliffe Heights.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Firthcliffe Heights ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Orange, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Firthcliffe 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 845 code has been Overlayed with the 329 area code. New phone numbers in the Firthcliffe Heights area will be assigned with one of these codes: 845 or 329. As a result, placing a call in the Firthcliffe 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.