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Welcome to Cottonwood Heights ...

Cottonwood Heights is located in Weber County<1>.

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

Cottonwood Heights is 5,100 feet [1,554 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Cottonwood Heights is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

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

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

Communities Also Named Cottonwood Heights ...

While we believe that this Cottonwood Heights is located in Weber County, we know of another 2 Utah communities named Cottonwood Heights. Those communities are located in the following counties: Davis and Salt Lake County.

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

Communities near Cottonwood Heights ...

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

  • Ogden
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Ogden is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 87,387 people
    • Former names for Ogden:
    • Brownsville
    • Fort Buenaventura
    • Ogden has also been known as:
    • Ogden City
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ogden <4>
  • Layton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Roy
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Roy is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,559 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roy <4>
  • Syracuse
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Clearfield
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Clinton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Brigham City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Brigham City is located in Box Elder County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brigham City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,717 people
    • Former names for Brigham City:
    • Box Elder
    • Youngsville
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brigham City <4>
  • West Haven
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • South Ogden
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • South Ogden is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ogden
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,133 people
    • South Ogden has also been known as:
    • South Ogden City
  • West Point
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cottonwood Heights ...

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

Footnotes ...

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