Welcome to South Heights ...

South Heights is located in Beaver County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of South Heights, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1910.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, South Heights has a population of 441 people<3> (see below for details).

South Heights is 810 feet [247 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Websites for South Heights ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.bcchamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to South Heights, the following might be of interest:

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, South Heights had an population of 441 people. This is a decrease of 7.16% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 18.63% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, South Heights had a population of 475 people. This makes South Heights the county's 21st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 475 people, the population of South Heights decreased 12.36% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 542 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for South Heights.

Communities near South Heights ...

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

• Pittsburgh
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburgh
  • Pittsburgh is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 299,226 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittsburgh <5>
• Franklin Park
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Park
  • Franklin Park is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,883 people
• Whitehall
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
  • Whitehall is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,313 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitehall <5>
• East Liverpool
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Liverpool
  • East Liverpool is located in Columbiana County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,498 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Liverpool <5>
• Brentwood
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood
  • Brentwood is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,203 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brentwood <5>
• Economy
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Economy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
  • Economy is located in Beaver County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,022 people
• Castle Shannon
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Shannon
  • Castle Shannon is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,371 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castle Shannon <5>
• Beaver Falls
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Falls
  • Beaver Falls is located in Beaver County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,255 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaver Falls <5>
• Dormont
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dormont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dormont
  • Dormont is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,224 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dormont <5>
• Bellevue
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellevue have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
  • Bellevue is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,980 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellevue <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for South Heights ...

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

Adding South Heights to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of South Heights in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for South Heights was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the South Heights post office opened in 1910.

For more details, see References and Mentions for South Heights.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Beaver County: www.co.beaver.pa.us/

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