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Welcome to Frederick Heights ...

Frederick Heights is located in Frederick County<1>.

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

Frederick Heights is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Communities Also Named Frederick Heights ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Frederick Heights - it's located in Maryland.

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

Communities near Frederick Heights ...

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

  • Petersburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Petersburg is located in Fauquier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
  • Front Royal
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Strasburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Charles Town
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Ranson
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Ranson is located in Jefferson County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,360 people
    • Ranson has also been known as:
    • Corporation of Ranson
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ranson <4>
  • Berryville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Stephens City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Middletown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Round Hill
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Boyce
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Frederick Heights ...

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

Footnotes ...

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