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Welcome to Hahnville ...

Hahnville is located in Saint Charles Parish<1> and is the Parish Seat for Saint Charles Parish.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hahnville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1880.

Hahnville is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Hahnville: 985

The ZIP code for Hahnville: 70057<3>

Communities near Hahnville ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hahnville ...

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

Adding Hahnville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Hahnville post office opened in 1880.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hahnville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Saint Charles, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hahnville - 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 Hahnville). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Hahnville 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/