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Welcome to North Burlington Heights ...

North Burlington Heights is located in Roanoke County<1>.

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

North Burlington Heights is 1,110 feet [338 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for North Burlington Heights: 540 & 826<3>

Communities near North Burlington Heights ...

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

  • Roanoke
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Salem
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Vinton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Buchanan
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Troutville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Fincastle
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Boones Mill
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • New Castle
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Daleville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Hanging Rock
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
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    • Hanging Rock is located in Roanoke County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for North Burlington Heights ...

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

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