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Welcome to Falcon Heights ...

Falcon Heights is located in Klamath County<1>.

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

Falcon Heights is 4,410 feet [1,344 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Falcon Heights is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Falcon Heights lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Falcon Heights: 541 & 458<3>

Communities Also Named Falcon Heights ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Falcon Heights - they are located in Minnesota and Texas.

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

Communities near Falcon Heights ...

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

  • Klamath Falls
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Tulelake
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Dorris
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorris
    • Dorris is located in Siskiyou County (CA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dorris <4>
  • Merrill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Malin
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Bonanza
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonanza have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
    • Bonanza is located in Klamath County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 432 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonanza <4>
  • Altamont
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
    • Altamont is located in Klamath County
  • Pine Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
    • Pine Grove is located in Klamath County
  • Keno
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Oretech
    (8 miles [12.9 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 Falcon Heights. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Falcon Heights.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Falcon Heights ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Klamath, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Falcon 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 541 code has been Overlayed with the 458 area code. New phone numbers in the Falcon Heights area will be assigned with one of these codes: 541 or 458. As a result, placing a call in the Falcon 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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.