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Welcome to Stanford Heights ...

Stanford Heights is primarily located in Albany County<1>. A portion of Stanford Heights extends into Schenectady County.

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

Stanford Heights is 340 feet [104 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Communities near Stanford Heights ...

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

  • Albany
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Schenectady
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Troy
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • 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>
  • Amsterdam
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Cohoes
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Watervliet
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • 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>
  • Rensselaer
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Scotia
    (5 miles [8 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
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Ballston Spa
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Stanford Heights ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Albany, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Stanford 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 Stanford Heights area will be assigned with one of these codes: 518 or 838. As a result, placing a call in the Stanford 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.