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Welcome to Neches ...

Neches is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Neches is located in Anderson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Neches, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.

Neches is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Neches lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Neches: 903 & 430<3>

The ZIP code for Neches: 75779<4>

Communities near Neches ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Neches ...

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

Adding Neches to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Neches 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 Neches was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Neches.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Anderson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Neches - 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 903 code has been Overlayed with the 430 area code. New phone numbers in the Neches area will be assigned with one of these codes: 903 or 430. As a result, placing a call in the Neches 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 Neches). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Neches 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.