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Welcome to Emerson Heights ...

Emerson Heights is located in Washington County<1>.

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

Emerson Heights is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Emerson Heights: 740 & 220<3>

Communities Also Named Emerson Heights ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Emerson Heights - it's located in Maryland.

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

Communities near Emerson Heights ...

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

  • Parkersburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Vienna
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Vienna is located in Wood County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,028 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vienna <4>
  • Belpre
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Belpre is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belpre
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,356 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belpre <4>
  • Saint Marys
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Beverly
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Belmont
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Belmont is located in Pleasants County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 853 people
  • North Hills
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • North Hills is located in Wood County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hills
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
  • Lowell
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Macksburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Dexter City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Dexter City is located in Noble County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 124 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Emerson Heights ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Emerson 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 740 code has been Overlayed with the 220 area code. New phone numbers in the Emerson Heights area will be assigned with one of these codes: 740 or 220. As a result, placing a call in the Emerson 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.