Welcome to Hesston ...

Hesston is located in Huntingdon County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hesston, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1925.

Hesston is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The telephone area code for Hesston: (814)

The ZIP code for Hesston: 16647<3>

Communities Also Named Hesston ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Hesston - they are located in Indiana and Kansas.

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

Communities near Hesston ...

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

• Altoona
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
  • Altoona is located in Blair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,989 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altoona <4>
• Huntingdon
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntingdon
  • Huntingdon is located in Huntingdon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,879 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntingdon <4>
• Hollidaysburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollidaysburg
  • Hollidaysburg is located in Blair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,632 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hollidaysburg <4>
• Tyrone
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tyrone have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
  • Tyrone is located in Blair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,095 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tyrone <4>
• Roaring Spring
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roaring Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring Spring
  • Roaring Spring is located in Blair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,399 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roaring Spring <4>
• Mount Union
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Union
  • Mount Union is located in Huntingdon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,312 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Union <4>
• Martinsburg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
  • Martinsburg is located in Blair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,858 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinsburg <4>
• Bellwood
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellwood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
  • Bellwood is located in Blair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,751 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellwood <4>
• Todd
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd
  • Todd is located in Huntingdon County
• Williamsburg
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
  • Williamsburg is located in Blair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,167 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsburg <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hesston ...

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

Adding Hesston to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Hesston post office opened in 1925.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hesston.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Huntingdon County: www.huntingdoncounty.net/

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