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Welcome to Patricia Heights ...

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

Patricia Heights is near sea level<1>.

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

Area Codes for Patricia Heights: 757 & 948<2>

Communities near Patricia Heights ...

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

  • Newport News
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Hampton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Williamsburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Poquoson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Smithfield
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Surry
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Lackey
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Lackey is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackey
  • Yorktown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Charles Corner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Charles Corner is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Corner
  • Dare
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Dare is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dare

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Patricia Heights ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Patricia Heights - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>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 Patricia Heights area will be assigned with one of these codes: 757 or 948. As a result, placing a call in the Patricia Heights area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.