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Welcome to Paris Heights ...

Paris Heights is located in Clarke County<1>.

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

Paris Heights is 1,450 feet [442 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Paris Heights: 540 & 826<3>

Communities near Paris Heights ...

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

  • Petersburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Petersburg is located in Fauquier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
  • Winchester
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Front Royal
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Purcellville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Charles Town
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Ranson
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Ranson is located in Jefferson County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,360 people
    • Ranson has also been known as:
    • Corporation of Ranson
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ranson <4>
  • Berryville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Stephens City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Middletown
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Middleburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Paris Heights ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Clarke, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Paris 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 Paris Heights area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Paris 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.