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Welcome to River View Heights ...

River View Heights is located in Salt Lake County<1>.

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

River View Heights is 4,330 feet [1,320 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of River View Heights is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Area Codes for River View Heights: 801 & 385<3>

Communities Also Named River View Heights ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named River View Heights - it's located in Ohio.

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

Communities near River View Heights ...

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

  • Salt Lake City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • West Valley City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Sandy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Sandy is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,871 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandy <4>
  • South Jordan
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Lehi
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Lehi is located in Utah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehi
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,383 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lehi <4>
  • Millcreek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Millcreek is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millcreek
  • Herriman
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Draper
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Draper is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draper
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,963 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Draper <4>
  • Riverton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Bountiful
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Bountiful is located in Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bountiful
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,921 people
    • Former names for Bountiful:
    • Calls Settlement
    • North Canyon Settlement
    • North Canyon Ward
    • North Mill Creek Canyon Ward
    • Sessions Settlement
    • Stoker
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bountiful <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for River View Heights ...

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

Footnotes ...

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