Census Data for Hess Island

As far as we can tell, Hess Island has not been included in past Census counts, so there is no population information for this community.

While we don't have census information for Hess Island, you might be interested in some nearby communities where we do:

• Nescopeck
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nescopeck have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nescopeck
  • Nescopeck is located in Luzerne County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nescopeck <2>
• Berwick
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwick
  • Berwick is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berwick <2>
• Briar Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Creek
  • Briar Creek is located in Columbia County
• Shickshinny
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shickshinny
  • Shickshinny is located in Luzerne County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shickshinny <2>
• Conyngham
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conyngham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conyngham
  • Conyngham is located in Luzerne County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conyngham <2>
• New Columbus
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Columbus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Columbus
  • New Columbus is located in Luzerne County
• Orangeville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeville
  • Orangeville is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orangeville <2>
• Stillwater
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater
  • Stillwater is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stillwater <2>
• West Hazleton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Hazleton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hazleton
  • West Hazleton is located in Luzerne County
• Benton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
  • Benton is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benton <2>
• Hazleton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazleton
  • Hazleton is located in Luzerne County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hazleton <2>
• Nanticoke
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nanticoke
  • Nanticoke is located in Luzerne County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nanticoke <2>
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  • Bloomsburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomsburg
    • Bloomsburg is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomsburg <2>
  • Ringtown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringtown
    • Ringtown is located in Schuylkill County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ringtown <2>
  • Warrior Run
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warrior Run have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrior Run
    • Warrior Run is located in Luzerne County

Luzerne County ...

Hess Island is located in Luzerne County<4>.

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Luzerne County.

Miscellaneous Information for Hess Island ...

The Federal government has assigned various identifying codes to each community, county and state. At one time or another, the US Census Bureau has used one (or more) of the following identifiers when referring to either Luzerne County or the community of Hess Island:

• The GNIS Codes ...
  • The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Hess Island:
  • GNIS ID for Hess Island: 1203791
  • GNIS ID for Luzerne County: 1209183
  • GNIS ID for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: 1779798

• The FIPS Codes ...
  • An earlier (and largely obsolete) identification method was called the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS):
  • State Code: 42 (Pennsylvania)
  • County Code: 079 (Luzerne County)
  • Place Code: 34180 (Hess Island)
  • State & County Code: 42/079 (Pennsylvania / Luzerne County)
  • State & Place Code: 42/34180 (Pennsylvania / Hess Island)

• Misc. Census Codes ...
  • Hess Island is located in Census Region #1 (the Northeast Region) and Division #2 (the Middle Atlantic Division).

For more information about the various Federal identification codes, please visit our Misc Page for Hess Island.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Luzerne County: www.luzernecounty.org/

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

The official website of the U.S. Board on Geographic Names (BGN)

The official website of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)