Welcome to Herndon ...

Herndon is located in Northumberland County<1>.

The location of Herndon has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Herndon, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1857.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Herndon has a population of 301 people<3> (see below for details).

Herndon is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The area code for Herndon: (570)

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Herndon had an population of 301 people. This is a decrease of 7.1% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 21.41% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Herndon had a population of 324 people. This makes Herndon the county's 12th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 324 people, the population of Herndon decreased 15.4% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 383 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Herndon.

Communities Also Named Herndon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Herndon - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), California, Florida, Georgia (2), Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Missouri, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Herndon ...

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

• Sunbury
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbury
  • Sunbury is located in Northumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,322 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunbury <5>
• Shamokin
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamokin
  • Shamokin is located in Northumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,909 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shamokin <5>
• Selinsgrove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Selinsgrove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selinsgrove
  • Selinsgrove is located in Snyder County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,913 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Selinsgrove <5>
• Lewisburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
  • Lewisburg is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,687 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewisburg <5>
• Northumberland
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northumberland
  • Northumberland is located in Northumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,570 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northumberland <5>
• Mifflinburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mifflinburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflinburg
  • Mifflinburg is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,445 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mifflinburg <5>
• Kulpmont
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kulpmont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kulpmont
  • Kulpmont is located in Northumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,735 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kulpmont <5>
• Millersburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
  • Millersburg is located in Dauphin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,514 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millersburg <5>
• Riverside
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
  • Riverside is located in Northumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,839 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverside <5>
• Lykens
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lykens
  • Lykens is located in Dauphin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,771 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lykens <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Herndon ...

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

Adding Herndon to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Herndon 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 Herndon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Herndon post office opened in 1857.

We also found Herndon in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Herndon.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Herndon. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Northumberland County: www.northumberlandco.org/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/