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Welcome to Kings Heights ...

Kings Heights is located in Multnomah County<1>.

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

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Kings Heights for more information about variations on the name of Kings Heights.

Kings Heights is 390 feet [119 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Kings Heights: 503 & 971<3>

Communities Also Named Kings Heights ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Kings Heights - they are located in Maryland and Mississippi.

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

Communities near Kings Heights ...

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

  • Vancouver
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Hillsboro
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Gresham
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Gresham is located in Multnomah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 110,031 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gresham <4>
  • Beaverton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Tigard
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Tigard is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tigard
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,049 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tigard <4>
  • Lake Oswego
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Oregon City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Tualatin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • West Linn
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Camas
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Camas is located in Clark County (WA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camas
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,981 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camas <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kings Heights ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Multnomah, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Kings 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 503 code has been Overlayed with the 971 area code. New phone numbers in the Kings Heights area will be assigned with one of these codes: 503 or 971. As a result, placing a call in the Kings 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.