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Welcome to Vicker Heights ...

Vicker Heights is located in Montgomery County<1>.

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

Vicker Heights is 1,950 feet [594 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Websites for Vicker Heights ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.montgomerycc.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Vicker Heights, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Vicker Heights ...

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

  • Blacksburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Christiansburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Radford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pulaski
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Pearisburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Dublin
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Pembroke
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Floyd
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Mill Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Mill Village is located in Radford City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
  • Cowan
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Cowan is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Vicker Heights ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Montgomery, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Vicker Heights - 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 Vicker Heights area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Vicker Heights 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.