Herndon, Pennsylvania

Herndon, Pennsylvania
Main Street (PA 147) in Herndon, September 2015
Main Street (PA 147) in Herndon,
September 2015
Location of Herndon in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania.
Location of Herndon in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania.
Herndon is located in Pennsylvania
Herndon
Herndon
Location on Herndon in Pennsylvania
Herndon is located in the United States
Herndon
Herndon
Herndon (the United States)
Coordinates: 40°42′15″N 76°50′36″W / 40.70417°N 76.84333°W / 40.70417; -76.84333
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyNorthumberland
Settled1827
Incorporated1902
Area
 • Total
1.80 sq mi (4.66 km2)
 • Land0.79 sq mi (2.05 km2)
 • Water1.01 sq mi (2.61 km2)
Elevation
[2] (center of borough)
440 ft (130 m)
Highest elevation
[2] (eastern boundary of borough)
840 ft (260 m)
Lowest elevation
[2] (Susquehanna River)
415 ft (126 m)
Population
 • Total
347
 • Density438.69/sq mi (169.36/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
17830
Area code(s)570 and 272
FIPS code42-34080

Herndon, formerly Trevorton Junction, is a borough along the Susquehanna River in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States. Herndon was first founded by Robert A. Parrish in 1840. The town was later named for Naval commander William Lewis Herndon, who died in 1857 while trying to rescue passengers from his sinking ship.[4] The population was 324 at the 2010 census.

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "Herndon Topo Map, Northumberland County PA (Pillow Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Bell, Herbert C (1993) [1891]. History of Northumberland County. Higginson Book Company. p. 744. ISBN 0-8328-2847-5.