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Welcome to Hanna ...

Hanna is located in LaPorte County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hanna, you might consider that their post office opened in 1882.

Hanna is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Hanna lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Hanna (for example, toward Walkerton), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Code for Hanna: 219

The ZIP code for Hanna: 46340<3>

Communities Also Named Hanna ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Hanna - they are located in Alberta, Arkansas, Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Louisiana, Missouri, New York, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Utah, West Virginia and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Hanna ...

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

  • Valparaiso
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • La Porte
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Westville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Knox
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Knox is located in Starke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,552 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knox <4>
  • Walkerton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Kouts
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • North Liberty
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • North Judson
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Kingsford Heights
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Kingsford Heights is located in LaPorte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsford Heights
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,379 people
  • Wanatah
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hanna ...

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

Adding Hanna to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hanna 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 Hanna was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Hanna post office opened in 1882.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hanna.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including LaPorte, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hanna - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 Hanna). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Hanna or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/