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Welcome to Nelson Heights ...

Nelson Heights is located in York County<1>.

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

Nelson Heights is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Nelson Heights: 757 & 948<3>

Communities Also Named Nelson Heights ...

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

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

Communities near Nelson Heights ...

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

  • Newport News
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Hampton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Williamsburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Poquoson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Smithfield
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Surry
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Crab
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Crab is located in Gloucester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab
  • Lee Hall
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Lee Hall is located in Newport News City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Hall
  • Rochambeau Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Rochambeau Village is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochambeau Village
  • Yorkville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Yorkville is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Nelson Heights ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including York, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Nelson 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 757 code has been Overlayed with the 948 area code. New phone numbers in the Nelson Heights area will be assigned with one of these codes: 757 or 948. As a result, placing a call in the Nelson 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.