Hebburn

Hebburn
Aerial view of the centre
Hebburn
Location within Tyne and Wear
Population16,492 
OS grid referenceNZ318645
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townHEBBURN
Postcode districtNE31
Dialling code0191
PoliceNorthumbria
FireTyne and Wear
AmbulanceNorth East
UK Parliament

Hebburn is a town in the South Tyneside borough of Tyne and Wear, England. It was formerly in County Durham until 1974 with its own urban district from 1894 until 1974. It is on the south bank of the River Tyne between Gateshead and Jarrow and opposite Wallsend and Walker.

The population of Hebburn was 18,808 in 2001.