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Welcome to Wesco ...

Wesco is located in Hopkins County<1>.

Wesco is 460 feet [140 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Wesco: 270 & 364<3>

Communities Also Named Wesco ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Wesco - they are located in Missouri, Pennsylvania, Texas and Washington.

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

Communities near Wesco ...

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

  • Greenville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Providence
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Dawson Springs
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Nortonville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • White Plains
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Dixon
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Dixon is located in Webster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 877 people
  • Mortons Gap
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Powderly
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Hanson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Crofton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wesco ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Hopkins, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wesco - 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 270 code has been Overlayed with the 364 area code. New phone numbers in the Wesco area will be assigned with one of these codes: 270 or 364. As a result, placing a call in the Wesco 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.