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Welcome to Pettit Heights ...

Pettit Heights is located in Brooke County<1>.

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

Pettit Heights is 1,220 feet [372 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Communities near Pettit Heights ...

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

  • Wheeling
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Weirton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Steubenville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Martins Ferry
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Saint Clairsville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Toronto
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Toronto is located in Jefferson County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toronto
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,902 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toronto <4>
  • Bellaire
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Bellaire is located in Belmont County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellaire
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,957 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellaire <4>
  • Wintersville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Shadyside
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Mingo Junction
    (6 miles [9.7 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 Pettit Heights. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pettit Heights.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pettit Heights ...

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

Footnotes ...

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