Herndon Pennsylvania Map

About Herndon, Pennsylvania

Herndon is a locality in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 366. The population density is 147.9 people per km². Herndon is located at 40.7095°N, 76.8425°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 17830.

Herndon rests in a gentle embrace of rolling farmland, where the Susquehanna River’s influence whispers through the broad, open fields. It lies 27.7 miles north of Lower Paxton, PA (from Lower Paxton, PA: bearing 354°T), and is situated 6.3 miles south of Selinsgrove. The land here, a patchwork of cultivated greens and earthy browns, slopes subtly towards unseen waterways, the air carrying the clean scent of turned soil and distant forests. Oak and maple trees, ancient sentinels, punctuate the horizon, their branches reaching towards a sky that shifts from the washed-out blues of midday to the tender golds and soft mauves of twilight. The quiet hum of cicadas often fills the warmer months, a constant, drowsy soundtrack to the slow unfolding of days. This is a place where the echoes of agricultural tradition are still palpable, where generations have worked the fertile earth that sustains Herndon. The local economy, historically tethered to the bounty of the land, now also finds its footing in smaller enterprises and the steady pulse of nearby industries. A sense of enduring connection to the past is evident in the weathered barns that stand sentinel over fields, their red paint faded by countless suns and rains, and in the quiet dignity of homes that have seen families grow and generations pass. The rhythm of life in Herndon is one of patient continuity, a quiet strength drawn from the soil and the enduring spirit of its people.

About This Herndon Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Herndon, Pennsylvania — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 40.709529, -76.842472. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Herndon and Northumberland County.

Detailed location data for Herndon includes the ZIP code (17830), telephone area code (215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878), county seat of Northumberland County (Sunbury), and school district assignment (Line Mountain School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Herndon is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.