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Welcome to Hess Island ...

Hess Island is located in Luzerne County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Hess Island: Hess Is. (in Canada, 'Isld.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Hess Island is 490 feet [149 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Hess Island: 570 & 272<3>

Communities near Hess Island ...

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

  • Hazleton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Bloomsburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Nanticoke
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Plymouth
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Shenandoah
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Larksville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • West Hazleton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • West Hazleton is located in Luzerne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hazleton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,318 people
  • Mahanoy City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Frackville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Freeland
    (15 miles [24.1 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 Hess Island. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hess Island.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hess Island ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Luzerne, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hess Island - 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 Hess Island area will be assigned with one of these codes: 570 or 272. As a result, placing a call in the Hess Island 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.