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Welcome to Alta Heights ...

Alta Heights is located in Davis County<1>.

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

Alta Heights is 4,370 feet [1,332 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Alta Heights is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Alta Heights lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Alta Heights: 801 & 385<3>

Communities Also Named Alta Heights ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Utah communities named Alta Heights: This one is located in Davis County and the other is located in Salt Lake County.

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

Communities near Alta Heights ...

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

  • Salt Lake City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • West Valley City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Layton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Millcreek
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Millcreek is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millcreek
  • Taylorsville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Murray
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Murray is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,355 people
    • Murray has also been known as:
    • Murray City
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murray <4>
  • Kearns
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Kaysville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Syracuse
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Clearfield
    (15 miles [24.1 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 Alta Heights. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Alta Heights.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Alta Heights ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Utah's counties, including Davis, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Alta 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 801 code has been Overlayed with the 385 area code. New phone numbers in the Alta Heights area will be assigned with one of these codes: 801 or 385. As a result, placing a call in the Alta 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.