Welcome to Stafford Heights ...
Stafford Heights is located in Dauphin County<1>.
A typical abbreviation for Stafford Heights: Stafford Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)
Stafford Heights is 450 feet [137 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Stafford Heights lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Stafford Heights: 717 & 223<3>
Communities Also Named Stafford Heights ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Stafford Heights - they are located in Maryland, South Carolina and Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Stafford Heights.
Communities near Stafford Heights ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Stafford Heights.
- Harrisburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lebanon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Elizabethtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Columbia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
- Columbia is located in Lancaster County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,295 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <4>
- Lititz
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Middletown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mechanicsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Mount Joy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Camp Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Palmyra
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
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 Stafford Heights. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Stafford Heights.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Stafford 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 Stafford Heights.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Stafford Heights. See our Newspapers Page for Stafford Heights.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Stafford Heights ...
Looking for more information about Stafford 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 Stafford Heights, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Stafford Heights.
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 Stafford 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 Stafford Heights area will be assigned with one of these codes: 717 or 223. As a result, placing a call in the Stafford 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. |
| <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. |