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Welcome to Mountain Heights East ...

Mountain Heights East is located in Roanoke County<1>.

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

Mountain Heights East is 1,440 feet [439 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Mountain Heights East: 540 & 826<3>

Communities near Mountain Heights East ...

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

  • Roanoke
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Vinton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Troutville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Fincastle
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Boones Mill
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • New Castle
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Catawba
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Moomaw ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Moomaw is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moomaw
  • Hollins
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Wabun
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Wabun is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabun

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mountain Heights East ...

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

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 Mountain Heights East - 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 Mountain Heights East area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Mountain Heights East 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.