Welcome to Hertford ...

The coastal town of Hertford is located in Perquimans County<1> and is the County Seat for Perquimans County.

The location of Hertford has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

The pronunciation of Hertford: HERT-furd<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hertford, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1793.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Hertford has a population of 2,131 people<4> (see below for details).

Hertford is near sea level<5>.

Time Zone: Hertford lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Hertford is within the (252) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Hertford had an population of 2,131 people. This is a decrease of 0.56% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 2.95% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Hertford had a population of 2,143 people (or 15.93% of the total population of Perquimans County). This makes Hertford the county's most populous community.

The population of Hertford represents 0.02% of the total population of North Carolina (which has 9,535,483 people), making it the state's 238th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,143 people, the population of Hertford increased 3.53% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 2,070 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Hertford.

Communities near Hertford ...

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

• Elizabeth City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth City
  • Elizabeth City is located in Pasquotank County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,013 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabeth City <6>
• Edenton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenton
  • Edenton is located in Chowan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,567 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edenton <6>
• Colerain
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colerain
  • Colerain is located in Bertie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
• Harrellsville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrellsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrellsville
  • Harrellsville is located in Hertford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
• Burgess
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burgess have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
  • Burgess is located in Perquimans County
• Yeopim Station
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeopim Station
  • Yeopim Station is located in Perquimans County
  • Yeopim Station has also been known as:
  • Yeopim
• Bethel ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
  • Bethel is located in Perquimans County
• Belvidere
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere
  • Belvidere is located in Perquimans County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belvidere <6>
• Snug Harbor
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snug Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snug Harbor
  • Snug Harbor is located in Perquimans County
• Center Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
  • Center Hill is located in Chowan County

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hertford. Our list includes 5 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Hertford.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hertford ...

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

Adding Hertford to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hertford 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 for Hertford was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Hertford post office opened in 1793.

We also found Hertford in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (1803).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hertford.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hertford. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Perquimans County: www.co.perquimans.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/