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Welcome to Hereford ...

Hereford is located in Baker County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hereford, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

Hereford is 3,670 feet [1,119 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Hereford is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel east from Hereford, you will leave Pacific Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Area Codes for Hereford: 541 & 458<3>

The ZIP code for Hereford: 97837<4>

Communities Also Named Hereford ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Oregon communities named Hereford: This one is located in Baker County and the other is located in Clackamas County.

Beyond Oregon, there are 13 communities that are also named Hereford - they are located in Arizona, Colorado, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Quebec, South Dakota, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Hereford ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hereford ...

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

Adding Hereford to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hereford 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 for Hereford was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Hereford post office opened in 1887.

We also found Hereford in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hereford.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Baker, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hereford - 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 541 code has been Overlayed with the 458 area code. New phone numbers in the Hereford area will be assigned with one of these codes: 541 or 458. As a result, placing a call in the Hereford area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>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 Hereford). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Hereford or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<8>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/