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Welcome to Herrick Center ...

Herrick Center is located in Susquehanna County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Herrick Center, you might consider that their post office opened in 1870.

A typical abbreviation for Herrick Center: Herrick Ctr. (or less commonly used: Herrick Cen., Herrick Cent. or Herrick Cntr.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Herrick Center for more information about variations on the name of Herrick Center.

Herrick Center is 1,710 feet [521 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Herrick Center: 570 & 272<3>

The ZIP code for Herrick Center: 18430<4>

The community of Herrick Center was previously named Herrick Centre.

Communities near Herrick Center ...

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

  • Carbondale
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Archbald
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Blakely
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Olyphant
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jessup
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Jessup is located in Lackawanna County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessup
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,372 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jessup <5>
  • Honesdale
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jermyn
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Jermyn is located in Lackawanna County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jermyn
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,037 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jermyn <5>
  • Forest City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Mayfield
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Susquehanna Depot
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Susquehanna Depot is also located in Susquehanna County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susquehanna Depot
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,444 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Herrick Center ...

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

Adding Herrick Center to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Herrick Center 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 Herrick Center was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870). In this book, Herrick Center was called Herrick Centre.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Herrick Center.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Susquehanna, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Herrick Center - 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 570 code has been Overlayed with the 272 area code. New phone numbers in the Herrick Center area will be assigned with one of these codes: 570 or 272. As a result, placing a call in the Herrick Center 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 Herrick Center). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Herrick Center 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.