Welcome to Heber ...

Heber is located in Navajo County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Heber, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Heber is 6,380 feet [1,945 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Heber is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Heber lies in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST) and does not observe daylight saving time

Area Code for Heber: 928

Communities Also Named Heber ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Arizona communities named Heber: This one is located in Navajo County and the other is located in Apache County.

Beyond Arizona, there are 4 communities that are also named Heber - they are located in California, Kansas and Nebraska.

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

Communities near Heber ...

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

• Forest Lakes
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lakes
  • Forest Lakes is located in Coconino County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest Lakes <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Forest Lakes
  • From Heber to Forest Lakes
• Clay Springs
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Springs
  • Clay Springs is located in Navajo County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay Springs <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Clay Springs
  • From Heber to Clay Springs
• Pinedale
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinedale
  • Pinedale is located in Navajo County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pinedale <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Pinedale
  • From Heber to Pinedale
• Wiggins Crossing
  (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wiggins Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiggins Crossing
  • Wiggins Crossing is located in Coconino County
• Grasshopper
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grasshopper. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grasshopper
  • Grasshopper is located in Navajo County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Grasshopper
  • From Heber to Grasshopper
• Christopher Creek
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christopher Creek
  • Christopher Creek is located in Gila County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Christopher Creek
  • From Heber to Christopher Creek
• Cibecue
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cibecue
  • Cibecue is located in Navajo County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Cibecue
  • From Heber to Cibecue
• Linden
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
  • Linden is located in Navajo County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Linden
  • From Heber to Linden
• Bear Flat
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Flat
  • Bear Flat is located in Gila County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bear Flat
  • From Heber to Bear Flat
• Taylor
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
  • Taylor is located in Navajo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,363 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Taylor
  • From Heber to Taylor

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Heber ...

Looking for more information about Heber? 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 Heber, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Heber.

Adding Heber to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Heber 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 Heber was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Heber post office opened in 1890.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Heber.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Navajo County: www.co.navajo.az.us/

The official website for State of Arizona: https://az.gov/