Welcome to University Heights ...

University Heights is located in Albemarle County<1>.

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

University Heights is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Communities Also Named University Heights ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 19 communities that are also named University Heights - they are located in California (3), Georgia, Illinois, Indiana (3), Iowa, Mississippi, Montana, New York, Ohio (2), Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas and Utah.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for University Heights.

Communities near University Heights ...

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

• Gordonsville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Gordonsville is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonsville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,647 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gordonsville <4>
• Scottsville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Scottsville is located in Albemarle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 625 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottsville <4>
• Stanardsville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Stanardsville is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanardsville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 393 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanardsville <4>
• Ivy
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Ivy is located in Albemarle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ivy <4>
• Logan Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Logan Village is located in Albemarle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Village
• Rio
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Rio is located in Albemarle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
• Monacan Town ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Monacan Town is located in Albemarle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monacan Town
• Simeon
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Simeon is located in Albemarle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simeon
• Decca ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Decca is located in Albemarle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decca
• Eastham
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Eastham is located in Albemarle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastham

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for University Heights ...

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