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Welcome to Riverton Heights ...

Riverton Heights is located in Salt Lake County<1>.

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

Riverton Heights is 4,500 feet [1,372 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Riverton Heights is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

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

Communities Also Named Riverton Heights ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Riverton Heights - they are located in Nova Scotia and Washington.

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

Communities near Riverton Heights ...

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

  • Salt Lake City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • West Valley City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • West Jordan
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Sandy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • 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
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Lehi
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • 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
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Millcreek is located in Salt Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millcreek
  • Taylorsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Herriman
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Draper
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • 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>

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Riverton Heights ...

Looking for more information about Riverton 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 Riverton Heights, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Riverton 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 Riverton 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 Riverton Heights area will be assigned with one of these codes: 801 or 385. As a result, placing a call in the Riverton 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.