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Welcome to Heber ...

Heber is located in Imperial County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Heber, you might consider that their post office opened in 1904.

Heber is near sea level<2>.

Time Zone: Heber lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Heber (for example, toward Somerton (AZ)), you will leave Pacific Time and cross into the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST). In addition, you will be moving from an area that observes daylight saving time to one that does not.

Area Codes for Heber: 760 & 442<3>

The ZIP code for Heber: 92249<4>

Communities Also Named Heber ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Heber - they are located in Arizona (2), 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.

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling 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.

We 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 (so far) for Heber was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Heber post office opened in 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Heber.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Imperial, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Heber - 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 760 code has been Overlayed with the 442 area code. New phone numbers in the Heber area will be assigned with one of these codes: 760 or 442. As a result, placing a call in the Heber area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Heber). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Heber or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/