Welcome to Fairlawn Heights ...
Fairlawn Heights is located in Henrico County<1>.
A typical abbreviation for Fairlawn Heights: Fairlawn Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)
Fairlawn Heights is 160 feet [49 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Fairlawn Heights lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Fairlawn Heights: 804 & 686<3>
Communities near Fairlawn Heights ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fairlawn Heights.
- Richmond
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hopewell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Ashland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Currituck Farms
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Currituck Farms is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currituck Farms
- Montrose Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Montrose Heights is located in Richmond City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose Heights
- Montrose
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Montrose is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Mechanicsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Oak Hill is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Turner Woods
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Turner Woods is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Woods
- Windsor
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Windsor is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
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 Fairlawn Heights. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fairlawn Heights.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fairlawn 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 Fairlawn Heights.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Fairlawn Heights. See our Newspapers Page for Fairlawn Heights.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fairlawn Heights ...
Looking for more information about Fairlawn 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 Fairlawn Heights, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Fairlawn Heights.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Henrico, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fairlawn 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 804 code has been Overlayed with the 686 area code. New phone numbers in the Fairlawn Heights area will be assigned with one of these codes: 804 or 686. As a result, placing a call in the Fairlawn 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. |