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Welcome to Sugar Loaf Highlands ...

Sugar Loaf Highlands is located in Roanoke County<1>.

Sugar Loaf Highlands is 1,230 feet [375 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Sugar Loaf Highlands lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Sugar Loaf Highlands: 540 & 826<3>

Communities near Sugar Loaf Highlands ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Sugar Loaf Highlands.

  • Roanoke
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Salem
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Vinton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Rocky Mount
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Troutville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Fincastle
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Boones Mill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • New Castle
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Hanging Rock
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Rock
    • Hanging Rock is located in Roanoke County
  • Wabun
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabun
    • Wabun 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 Sugar Loaf Highlands. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sugar Loaf Highlands.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sugar Loaf Highlands ...

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

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 Sugar Loaf Highlands - 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 Sugar Loaf Highlands area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Sugar Loaf Highlands 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.