Herndon, Pennsylvania
Herndon, Pennsylvania | |
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Main Street (PA 147) in Herndon, September 2015 | |
Location of Herndon in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. | |
| Coordinates: 40°42′15″N 76°50′36″W / 40.70417°N 76.84333°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Northumberland |
| Settled | 1827 |
| Incorporated | 1902 |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.80 sq mi (4.66 km2) |
| • Land | 0.79 sq mi (2.05 km2) |
| • Water | 1.01 sq mi (2.61 km2) |
| Elevation (center of borough) | 440 ft (130 m) |
| Highest elevation (eastern boundary of borough) | 840 ft (260 m) |
| Lowest elevation (Susquehanna River) | 415 ft (126 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 347 |
| • Density | 438.69/sq mi (169.36/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 17830 |
| Area code(s) | 570 and 272 |
| FIPS code | 42-34080 |
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. The population was 324 at the 2010 census.