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Welcome to Ulster Heights ...

Ulster Heights is located in Ulster County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ulster Heights, you might consider that their post office opened in 1885.

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

Ulster Heights is 1,060 feet [323 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Websites for Ulster Heights ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.ulsterchamber.org/

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

Communities near Ulster Heights ...

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

  • Monticello
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Liberty
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Ellenville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Wurtsboro
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Woodridge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Bloomingburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Grahamsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Woodbourne
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Napanoch
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Wawarsing
    (6 miles [9.7 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 Ulster Heights. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ulster Heights.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ulster Heights ...

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

Adding Ulster Heights to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ulster Heights in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Ulster Heights was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Ulster Heights post office opened in 1885. The Ulster Heights post office closed in 1910.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ulster Heights.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Ulster, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ulster 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 Ulster Heights area will be assigned with one of these codes: 845 or 329. As a result, placing a call in the Ulster 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/