Welcome to Herndon Heights ...
Herndon Heights is located in Fairfax County<1>.
A typical abbreviation for Herndon Heights: Herndon Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)
Herndon Heights is 370 feet [113 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Herndon Heights lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Herndon Heights: 703 & 571<3>
Communities Also Named Herndon Heights ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Herndon Heights - it's located in West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Herndon Heights.
Websites for Herndon Heights ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.fccc.org/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Herndon Heights, the following might be of interest:
Communities near Herndon Heights ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Herndon Heights.
- Arlington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rockville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gaithersburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Leesburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Leesburg is located in Loudoun County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54,488 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leesburg <4>
- Manassas
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Fairfax
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Manassas Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manassas Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manassas Park
- Manassas Park is located in Manassas Park City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,004 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manassas Park <4>
- Vienna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Falls Church
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Poolesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poolesville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poolesville
- Poolesville is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,249 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poolesville <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 Herndon Heights. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Herndon Heights.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Herndon 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 Herndon Heights.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Herndon Heights. See our Newspapers Page for Herndon Heights.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Herndon Heights ...
Looking for more information about Herndon 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 Herndon Heights, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Herndon Heights.
Adding Herndon Heights to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Herndon Heights in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Herndon Heights was in the book titled North American Railroad Atlas - Northeast.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Herndon Heights.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Fairfax, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Herndon 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 703 code has been Overlayed with the 571 area code. New phone numbers in the Herndon Heights area will be assigned with one of these codes: 703 or 571. As a result, placing a call in the Herndon 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. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |