Welcome to Herchel Heights ...
Herchel Heights is located in Hillsborough County<1>.
A typical abbreviation for Herchel Heights: Herchel Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)
Herchel Heights is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Herchel Heights lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Herchel Heights: 813 & 656<3>
Communities near Herchel Heights ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Herchel Heights.
- Tampa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tampa is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tampa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 407,599 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tampa <4>
- Plant City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Safety Harbor
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Zephyrhills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Oldsmar
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Catherine City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Catherine City is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine City
- Forest Hills Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Forest Hills Village is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills Village
- Ybor City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ybor City is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ybor City
- Carroll City Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Carroll City Center is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll City Center
- Carroll City
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Carroll City is located in Hillsborough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll City
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 Herchel Heights. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Herchel Heights.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Herchel 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 Herchel Heights.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Herchel Heights ...
Looking for more information about Herchel 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 Herchel Heights, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Herchel Heights.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Hillsborough, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Herchel Heights - 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 813 code has been Overlayed with the 656 area code. New phone numbers in the Herchel Heights area will be assigned with one of these codes: 813 or 656. As a result, placing a call in the Herchel Heights area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |