RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of West Virginia >> Wood County >> Elmwood HeightsIndex...

Welcome to Elmwood Heights ...

Elmwood Heights is located in Wood County<1>.

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

Elmwood Heights is 790 feet [241 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Elmwood Heights: 304 & 681<3>

Communities near Elmwood Heights ...

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

  • Parkersburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Marietta
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Marietta is located in Washington County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,364 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marietta <4>
  • Vienna
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Belpre
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Belpre is located in Washington County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belpre
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,356 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belpre <4>
  • Williamstown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Saint Marys
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Beverly
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Beverly is located in Washington County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,336 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beverly <4>
  • Belmont
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Belmont is located in Pleasants County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 853 people
  • Elizabeth
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • North Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • North Hills is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hills
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Elmwood Heights ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Wood, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Elmwood 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 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Elmwood Heights area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Elmwood 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.