Welcome to Morningside Heights ...

Morningside Heights is located in New York County<1>.

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

Morningside Heights is 120 feet [37 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Morningside Heights: 212

Communities Also Named Morningside Heights ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Morningside Heights - they are located in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Maryland and South Carolina.

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

Communities near Morningside Heights ...

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

• New York
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
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  • New York is located in Kings County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,253,213 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to New York
  • From Morningside Heights to New York
• Bronx
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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  • Bronx is located in Bronx County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,385,108 people
  • Bronx has also been known as:
  • Bronx
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bronx <3>
  • Google driving directions:
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  • From Morningside Heights to Bronx
• Newark
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
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  • Newark is located in Essex County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 282,520 people
  • Google driving directions:
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  • From Morningside Heights to Newark
• Jersey City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
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  • Jersey City is located in Hudson County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 262,664 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Jersey City
  • From Morningside Heights to Jersey City
• Yonkers
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
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  • Yonkers is located in Westchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 200,040 people
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  • Google driving directions:
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  • From Morningside Heights to Yonkers
• Paterson
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
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  • Paterson is located in Passaic County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 144,801 people
  • Google driving directions:
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  • From Morningside Heights to Paterson
• Elizabeth
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
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  • Elizabeth is located in Union County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 128,382 people
  • Google driving directions:
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  • From Morningside Heights to Elizabeth
• Clifton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
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  • Clifton is located in Passaic County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,025 people
  • Google driving directions:
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  • From Morningside Heights to Clifton
• New Rochelle
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
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  • New Rochelle is located in Westchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 80,973 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Rochelle <3>
  • Google driving directions:
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  • From Morningside Heights to New Rochelle
• Passaic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
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  • Passaic is located in Passaic County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,340 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Passaic
  • From Morningside Heights to Passaic

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Morningside Heights ...

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