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Welcome to Heckton ...

Heckton is located in Dauphin County<1>.

Heckton is 350 feet [107 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Heckton lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Heckton: 717 & 223<3>

Communities near Heckton ...

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

  • Harrisburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Carlisle
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Middletown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Mechanicsburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Camp Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Palmyra
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • New Cumberland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Steelton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Hummelstown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Lemoyne
    (7 miles [11.3 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 Heckton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Heckton.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Heckton ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Dauphin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Heckton - 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 717 code has been Overlayed with the 223 area code. New phone numbers in the Heckton area will be assigned with one of these codes: 717 or 223. As a result, placing a call in the Heckton 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.