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Welcome to College Heights ...

College Heights is located in Berks County<1>.

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

College Heights is 450 feet [137 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named College Heights ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 21 communities that are also named College Heights - they are located in Alabama, Alberta, Arkansas, British Columbia, California (4), Colorado, Florida, Georgia (2), Illinois, Kentucky (2), Maryland, South Carolina (2), Tennessee (2) and Utah.

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

Communities near College Heights ...

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

  • Reading
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pottstown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Ephrata
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Wyomissing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyomissing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyomissing
    • Wyomissing is located in Berks County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,605 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wyomissing <3>
  • Shillington
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Birdsboro
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Kutztown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Hamburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • West Reading
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Sinking Spring
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for College Heights ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Berks, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around College Heights - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.