Welcome to Kensington Heights ...

Kensington Heights is located in Franklin County<1>.

The location of Kensington Heights has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

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

Kensington Heights is 750 feet [229 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Kensington Heights is within the (717) area code.

Communities Also Named Kensington Heights ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Kensington Heights - it's located in Maryland.

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

Communities near Kensington Heights ...

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

• Waynesboro
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesboro
  • Waynesboro is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynesboro <4>
• Shippensburg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shippensburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shippensburg
  • Shippensburg is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,682 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shippensburg <4>
• Greencastle
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
  • Greencastle is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,989 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greencastle <4>
• Mont Alto
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mont Alto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mont Alto
  • Mont Alto is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,729 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mont Alto <4>
• Mercersburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercersburg
  • Mercersburg is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,527 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mercersburg <4>
• McConnellsburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McConnellsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnellsburg
  • McConnellsburg is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 999 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McConnellsburg <4>
• Newburg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
  • Newburg is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newburg <4>
• Orrstown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrstown
  • Orrstown is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orrstown <4>
• Shade Gap
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shade Gap
  • Shade Gap is located in Huntingdon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shade Gap <4>
• Green Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
  • Green Village is located in Franklin County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kensington Heights ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Franklin County: www.co.franklin.pa.us/

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