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Welcome to Farris Heights ...

Farris Heights is located in Roanoke County<1>.

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

Farris Heights is 1,450 feet [442 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Farris Heights: 540 & 826<3>

Communities near Farris Heights ...

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

  • Roanoke
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Salem
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Vinton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Rocky Mount
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Troutville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Boones Mill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Bent Mountain
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Wabun
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Wabun is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabun
  • Garden City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Garden City is located in Roanoke City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
  • Sunset Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Sunset Village is located in Salem City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Farris Heights ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Roanoke, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Farris 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 540 code has been Overlayed with the 826 area code. New phone numbers in the Farris Heights area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Farris 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.