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Welcome to Henderson ...

Henderson is located in San Mateo County<1>.

Henderson is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Henderson: 650

Communities Also Named Henderson ...

While we believe that this Henderson is located in San Mateo County, we know of another 2 California communities named Henderson. Those communities are located in the following counties: Humboldt and Tulare County.

Beyond California, there are 48 communities that are also named Henderson - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas (2), Colorado (2), Florida, Georgia, Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Maine, Maryland, Michigan (5), Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New York, North Carolina (2), Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (4), Tennessee (2), Texas, Virginia and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Henderson ...

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

  • San Jose
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Jose
    • San Jose is located in Santa Clara County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013,616 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Jose <3>
  • Fremont
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
    • Fremont is located in Alameda County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 234,569 people
    • Former names for Fremont:
    • Centerville
    • Irvington
    • Mission San Jose
    • Niles
    • Warm Springs
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fremont <3>
  • Hayward
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Sunnyvale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Santa Clara
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • San Mateo
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • San Leandro
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Redwood City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Mountain View
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Milpitas
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Henderson ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including San Mateo, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Henderson - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.