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Welcome to Ridgelea Heights ...

Ridgelea Heights is located in Niagara County<1>.

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

Ridgelea Heights is 430 feet [131 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Ridgelea Heights: 716 & 624<3>

Communities near Ridgelea Heights ...

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

  • Niagara Falls
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • North Tonawanda
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • North Tonawanda is located in Niagara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Tonawanda
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,050 people
  • Kenmore
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Tonawanda
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Medina
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Williamsville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Akron
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Lewiston
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Youngstown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Middleport
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ridgelea Heights ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Niagara, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ridgelea 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 716 code has been Overlayed with the 624 area code. New phone numbers in the Ridgelea Heights area will be assigned with one of these codes: 716 or 624. As a result, placing a call in the Ridgelea 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.