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Welcome to Hephzibah ...

Hephzibah is located in Chester County<1>.

Hephzibah is 510 feet [155 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Hephzibah: 610, 484 & 835<3>

Communities Also Named Hephzibah ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Hephzibah - they are located in Alabama and Georgia.

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

Communities near Hephzibah ...

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

  • Newark
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Newark is located in New Castle County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,849 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark <4>
  • West Chester
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Phoenixville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Downingtown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Kennett Square
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Elsmere
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Elsmere is located in New Castle County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsmere
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,761 people
  • Oxford
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • New Holland
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Parkesburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Malvern
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hephzibah ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Chester, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hephzibah - 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 610 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 484 or 835. New phone numbers in the Hephzibah area will be assigned with one of these codes: 610, 484 or 835. As a result, placing a call in the Hephzibah 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.