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Welcome to Rich Neck Heights ...

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

Rich Neck Heights is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<1>.

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

Area Codes for Rich Neck Heights: 757 & 948<2>

Communities near Rich Neck Heights ...

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

  • Newport News
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Claremont
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Claremont have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
    • Claremont is located in Surry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
  • Dendron
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Surry
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Surry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surry
    • Surry is located in Surry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Surry <3>
  • Jamestown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Homewood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Homewood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
    • Homewood is located in Surry County
  • Oaktree
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oaktree. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaktree
    • Oaktree is located in York County
  • Scotland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Scotland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
    • Scotland is located in Surry County
  • Barlows Corner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlows Corner
    • Barlows Corner is located in York County
  • Norge
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rich Neck Heights ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rich Neck 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 Rich Neck Heights area will be assigned with one of these codes: 757 or 948. As a result, placing a call in the Rich Neck 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.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.