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Welcome to Longview Heights ...

Longview Heights is located in Athens County<1>.

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

Longview Heights is 1,000 feet [305 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Communities Also Named Longview Heights ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Longview Heights - they are located in Maryland, Pennsylvania, Texas, Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Longview Heights ...

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

  • Nelsonville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Glouster
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Pomeroy
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Chauncey
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Chauncey is located in Athens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chauncey
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,038 people
  • Mason
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Mason is located in Mason County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 920 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mason <4>
  • Albany
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Buchtel
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Buchtel is located in Athens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchtel
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 568 people
  • Coolville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jacksonville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jacksonville is located in Athens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 481 people
  • Murray City
    (14 miles [22.5 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 Longview Heights. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Longview Heights.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Longview Heights ...

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

Footnotes ...

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