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Welcome to Carlton Heights ...

Carlton Heights is located in Franklin County<1>.

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

Carlton Heights is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Carlton Heights: 717 & 223<3>

Communities near Carlton Heights ...

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

  • Hagerstown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Hagerstown is located in Washington County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerstown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,918 people
    • Former name for Hagerstown:
    • Hager's Town
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hagerstown <4>
  • Chambersburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Waynesboro
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Shippensburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Greencastle
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Mont Alto
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Mercersburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • McConnellsburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Newburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Orrstown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Carlton Heights ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Carlton 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 717 code has been Overlayed with the 223 area code. New phone numbers in the Carlton Heights area will be assigned with one of these codes: 717 or 223. As a result, placing a call in the Carlton 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.