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Welcome to High Ridge ...

High Ridge is located in Dauphin County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for High Ridge: High Rdg. (or less commonly used: High Rdge. or High Ridg.)

High Ridge is 480 feet [146 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for High Ridge: 717 & 223<3>

Communities Also Named High Ridge ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named High Ridge - they are located in Alabama, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Maryland (2) and Missouri.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for High Ridge.

Communities near High Ridge ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near High Ridge.

  • Harrisburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Lebanon
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Elizabethtown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabethtown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
    • Elizabethtown is located in Lancaster County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,494 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabethtown <4>
  • Middletown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Mechanicsburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Mount Joy
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Camp Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Palmyra
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmyra have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
    • Palmyra is located in Lebanon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,528 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmyra <4>
  • New Cumberland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Cumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Cumberland
    • New Cumberland is located in Cumberland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,300 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Cumberland <4>
  • Steelton
    (5 miles [8 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 High Ridge. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for High Ridge.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for High Ridge ...

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for High Ridge. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Dauphin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around High Ridge - 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 High Ridge area will be assigned with one of these codes: 717 or 223. As a result, placing a call in the High Ridge 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.









 

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