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Welcome to Hickory Hills ...

Hickory Hills is located in Luzerne County<1>.

Hickory Hills is 1,380 feet [421 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Hickory Hills: 570 & 272<3>

Communities Also Named Hickory Hills ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Pennsylvania communities named Hickory Hills: This one is located in Luzerne County and the other is located in Bucks County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 34 communities that are also named Hickory Hills - they are located in Alabama (3), Arkansas, Georgia (2), Illinois (3), Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland (3), Mississippi, New York, North Carolina (3), Ohio (2), South Carolina, Tennessee (8), Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Hickory Hills ...

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

  • Wilkes-Barre
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Hazleton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Kingston
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Nanticoke
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Pittston
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Plymouth
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Exeter
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Exeter have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
    • Exeter is located in Luzerne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,519 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Exeter <4>
  • Palmerton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmerton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerton
    • Palmerton is located in Carbon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,321 people
  • Lehighton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Swoyersville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hickory Hills ...

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

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 Hickory Hills - 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 Hickory Hills area will be assigned with one of these codes: 570 or 272. As a result, placing a call in the Hickory Hills 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.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.