Welcome to Taylor Highlands ...
Taylor Highlands is located in Huntingdon County<1>.
Taylor Highlands is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Taylor Highlands lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Taylor Highlands: 814 & 582<3>
Communities near Taylor Highlands ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Taylor Highlands.
- Altoona
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Tyrone
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Union
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bellwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Todd
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Todd is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd
- Williamsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Petersburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mapleton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mapleton is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Orbisonia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Rockhill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Rockhill is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
- Rockhill has also been known as:
- Rockhill Furnace
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 Taylor Highlands. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Taylor Highlands.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Taylor Highlands. 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 Taylor Highlands.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Taylor Highlands. See our Newspapers Page for Taylor Highlands.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Taylor Highlands ...
Looking for more information about Taylor Highlands? 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 Taylor Highlands, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Taylor Highlands.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Huntingdon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Taylor Highlands - 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 814 code has been Overlayed with the 582 area code. New phone numbers in the Taylor Highlands area will be assigned with one of these codes: 814 or 582. As a result, placing a call in the Taylor Highlands 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. |