Welcome to Colonial Heights ...

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

Colonial Heights is 1,790 feet [546 m] above sea level.<1>.

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

Area Code for Colonial Heights: 276

Communities Also Named Colonial Heights ...

While we believe that this Colonial Heights is located in , we know of another 6 Virginia communities named Colonial Heights. Those communities are located in the following : Colonial Heights City, Hampton City, Norfolk City, Roanoke City, Stafford and Washington County.

Beyond Virginia, there are 36 communities that are also named Colonial Heights - they are located in Alabama, California (2), Delaware, Florida, Georgia (2), Illinois, Louisiana, Maryland (3), New York (2), North Carolina (6), Ohio, South Carolina (7), Tennessee and Utah.

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

Communities near Colonial Heights ...

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

• Collingwood
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Collingwood is located in Sullivan County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collingwood
  • Estimated population in 2014: 48,655 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collingwood <2>
• Bristol
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Bristol is located in Sullivan County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,142 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bristol <2>
• Bristol
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Bristol is located in Bristol City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,329 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bristol <2>
• Cross
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Cross is located in Sullivan County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
  • Estimated population in 2014: 11,330 people
• Mill Point
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Mill Point is located in Sullivan County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Point
  • Estimated population in 2014: 11,080 people
• Winchester
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Winchester is located in Johnson County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
  • Estimated population in 2014: 8,547 people
• Abingdon
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Abingdon is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,856 people
• Harrtown
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Harrtown is located in Sullivan County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrtown
  • Estimated population in 2014: 4,365 people
• Lebanon
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Lebanon is located in Russell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,184 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <2>
• Blountville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Blountville is located in Sullivan County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blountville
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 3,074 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blountville <2>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Colonial Heights ...

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