Welcome to West Hills ...

West Hills is located in Suffolk County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Hills, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1826.

A typical abbreviation for West Hills: W. Hills

West Hills is 340 feet [104 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named West Hills ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named West Hills - they are located in California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Maryland (2), Mississippi, North Carolina (2), Pennsylvania, Tennessee (5) and Utah (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for West Hills.

Communities near West Hills ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near West Hills.

• Stamford
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamford
  • Stamford is located in Fairfield County (CT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 131,397 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stamford <3>
• Norwalk
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norwalk have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
  • Norwalk is located in Fairfield County (CT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 88,655 people
• New Rochelle
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Rochelle
  • 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>
• Greenwich
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwich have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
  • Greenwich is located in Fairfield County (CT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,769 people
• Hempstead
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hempstead
  • Hempstead is located in Nassau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,749 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hempstead <3>
• Freeport
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
  • Freeport is located in Nassau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,705 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeport <3>
• Valley Stream
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Stream
  • Valley Stream is located in Nassau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 37,196 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley Stream <3>
• Port Chester
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Chester
  • Port Chester is located in Westchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,857 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Chester <3>
• Glen Cove
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cove
  • Glen Cove is located in Nassau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,005 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glen Cove <3>
• Lindenhurst
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindenhurst
  • Lindenhurst is located in Suffolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,727 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lindenhurst <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Hills ...

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

Adding West Hills to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of West Hills 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 for West Hills was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the West Hills post office opened in 1826.

We also found West Hills in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for West Hills.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for West Hills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Suffolk County: www.co.suffolk.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/