Welcome to Memorial Heights ...

Memorial Heights is located in Fairfax County<1>.

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

Memorial Heights is 180 feet [55 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Memorial Heights: 703 & 571<3>

Communities Also Named Memorial Heights ...

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

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

Websites for Memorial Heights ...

Chamber of Commerce: www.fccc.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Memorial Heights, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Memorial Heights ...

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

Arlington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Arlington is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Population from the 2010 Census: 207,627 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington <4>
Alexandria
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Alexandria is located in Alexandria City
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 158,726 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alexandria <4>
College Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- College Park is located in Prince George's County (MD)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 32,173 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for College Park <4>
Fairfax
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fairfax is located in Fairfax City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,429 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfax <4>
Greenbelt
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Greenbelt is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbelt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,229 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenbelt <4>
Hyattsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hyattsville is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyattsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,217 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hyattsville <4>
Takoma Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Takoma Park is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Takoma Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,696 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Takoma Park <4>
Vienna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Vienna is located in Fairfax County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,518 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vienna <4>
Falls Church
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Falls Church is located in Falls Church City
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,631 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falls Church <4>
New Carrollton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Carrollton is located in Prince George's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Carrollton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,909 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Carrollton <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 Memorial Heights. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Memorial Heights.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Memorial Heights ...

Looking for more information about Memorial 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 Memorial Heights, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Memorial 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 Memorial 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 Memorial Heights area will be assigned with one of these codes: 703 or 571. As a result, placing a call in the Memorial 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.