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Welcome to Winthrop Heights ...

Winthrop Heights is located in York County<1>.

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

Winthrop Heights is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Winthrop Heights: 803 & 839<3>

Communities near Winthrop Heights ...

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

  • Matthews
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Matthews is located in Mecklenburg County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,718 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Matthews <4>
  • Fort Mill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Waxhaw
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Waxhaw is located in Union County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waxhaw
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,987 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waxhaw <4>
  • Tega Cay
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Weddington
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Weddington is located in Mecklenburg County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weddington
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,389 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weddington <4>
  • Wesley Chapel
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Pineville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Pineville is located in Mecklenburg County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,185 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pineville <4>
  • York
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Marvin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Marvin is located in Union County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,920 people
  • Clover
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Winthrop Heights ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including York, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Winthrop 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 803 code has been Overlayed with the 839 area code. New phone numbers in the Winthrop Heights area will be assigned with one of these codes: 803 or 839. As a result, placing a call in the Winthrop 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.