Welcome to Columbia Heights ...

Columbia Heights is located in Washington County<1>.

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

Columbia Heights is 110 feet [34 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Columbia Heights: 401

Communities Also Named Columbia Heights ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Columbia Heights - they are located in Georgia (2), Louisiana, Minnesota, Montana, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Texas, Virginia and Washington.

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

Websites for Columbia Heights ...

Junior League:   www.jlri.org/

Communities near Columbia Heights ...

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

• Coventry
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Coventry is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,931 people
• South Kingstown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • South Kingstown is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Kingstown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,454 people
• West Warwick
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • West Warwick is located in Kent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warwick
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,967 people
• North Kingstown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • North Kingstown is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingstown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,278 people
• Newport
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Newport is located in Newport County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,412 people
• Westerly
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Westerly is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westerly
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,328 people
• Stonington
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Stonington is located in New London County (CT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonington
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,566 people
• Middletown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Middletown is located in Newport County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,803 people
• Narragansett
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Narragansett is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narragansett
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,309 people
• Ledyard
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Ledyard is located in New London County (CT)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledyard
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,579 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Columbia Heights ...

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