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Welcome to Heather Heights ...

Heather Heights is located in Anderson County<1>.

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

Heather Heights is 770 feet [235 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Heather Heights: 864 & 821<3>

Communities Also Named Heather Heights ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Heather Heights - they are located in Georgia, Indiana, Maryland, Tennessee and Utah.

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

Communities near Heather Heights ...

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

  • Clemson
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Central
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Belton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Williamston
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Honea Path
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Pendleton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Liberty
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Pelzer
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Iva
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iva
    • Iva is located in Anderson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,341 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iva <4>
  • Due West
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Heather Heights ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Anderson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Heather 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 864 code has been Overlayed with the 821 area code. New phone numbers in the Heather Heights area will be assigned with one of these codes: 864 or 821. As a result, placing a call in the Heather 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.