Welcome to Hunker ...

Hunker is located in Westmoreland County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hunker, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Hunker has a population of 272 people<3> (see below for details).

Hunker is 990 feet [302 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Hunker had an population of 272 people. This is a decrease of 6.53% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 17.33% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Hunker had a population of 291 people. This makes Hunker the county's 39th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 291 people, the population of Hunker decreased 11.55% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 329 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Hunker.

Communities near Hunker ...

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

• Monroeville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroeville
  • Monroeville is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,393 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroeville <5>
• West Mifflin
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Mifflin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mifflin
  • West Mifflin is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,588 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Mifflin <5>
• Murrysville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrysville
  • Murrysville is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,446 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murrysville <5>
• McKeesport
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKeesport
  • McKeesport is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,927 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McKeesport <5>
• Greensburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
  • Greensburg is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,082 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greensburg <5>
• Jefferson Hills
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Hills
  • Jefferson Hills is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,136 people
  • Jefferson Hills has also been known as:
  • Jefferson
• Munhall
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munhall
  • Munhall is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,930 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Munhall <5>
• Jeannette
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeannette
  • Jeannette is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,000 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jeannette <5>
• Latrobe
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latrobe
  • Latrobe is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,767 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Latrobe <5>
• White Oak
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
  • White Oak is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,396 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Oak <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 Hunker. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hunker.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hunker ...

Looking for more information about Hunker? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Hunker, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Hunker.

Adding Hunker to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hunker 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 Hunker was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hunker.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Westmoreland County: www.co.westmoreland.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/