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Welcome to Portsmouth Heights ...

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

Portsmouth Heights is near sea level<1>.

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

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

Communities near Portsmouth Heights ...

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

  • Chesapeake
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Norfolk
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Newport News
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Hampton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Portsmouth
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Suffolk
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Smithfield
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Alantic City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Alantic City is located in Norfolk City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alantic City
  • Shoulders Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Shoulders Hill is located in Suffolk City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoulders Hill
  • Ames Cove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Ames Cove is located in Suffolk City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames Cove

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Portsmouth Heights ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Portsmouth 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 Portsmouth Heights area will be assigned with one of these codes: 757 or 948. As a result, placing a call in the Portsmouth 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.