Welcome to River Heights ...

The city of River Heights is located in Cache County<1>.

The location of River Heights has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of River Heights, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1950.

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

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, River Heights has a population of 2,070 people<3> (see below for details).

River Heights is 4,580 feet [1,396 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of River Heights is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: River Heights lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for River Heights: (435)

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, River Heights had an population of 2,070 people. This is an increase of 19.38% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 38.37% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, River Heights had a population of 1,734 people. This makes River Heights the county's 12th most populous community.

The population of River Heights represents 0.06% of the population of Utah (which has 2,763,885 people), making it the state's 115th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,734 people, the population of River Heights increased 15.91% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,496 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for River Heights.

Communities Also Named River Heights ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named River Heights - they are located in Florida, Illinois, North Carolina, Ontario and Tennessee (2).

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

Communities near River Heights ...

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

• Brigham City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brigham City
  • Brigham City is located in Box Elder County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,717 people
  • Former names for Brigham City:
  • Box Elder
  • Youngsville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brigham City <5>
• Smithfield
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
  • Smithfield is located in Cache County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,117 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithfield <5>
• Tremonton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tremonton
  • Tremonton is located in Box Elder County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,462 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tremonton <5>
• Hyrum
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyrum
  • Hyrum is located in Cache County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,904 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hyrum <5>
• Hyde Park
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde Park
  • Hyde Park is located in Cache County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,963 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hyde Park <5>
• Wellsville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsville
  • Wellsville is located in Cache County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,069 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellsville <5>
• Richmond
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richmond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
  • Richmond is located in Cache County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,899 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <5>
• Garland
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
  • Garland is located in Box Elder County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,605 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garland <5>
• Lewiston
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
  • Lewiston is located in Cache County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,780 people
  • Former names for Lewiston:
  • Cub Hill
  • Poverty Flat
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewiston <5>
• Honeyville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeyville
  • Honeyville is located in Box Elder County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,699 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Honeyville <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for River Heights ...

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

Adding River Heights to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of River Heights in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for River Heights was on a map titled Road Map for Utah (from Shell Oil, 1950).

For more details, see References and Mentions for River Heights.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for River Heights. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/