Welcome to Honaker ...

The town of Honaker is located in Russell County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Honaker, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Honaker has a population of 1,327 people<2> (see below for details).

Honaker is 1,810 feet [552 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Honaker is within the boundaries of the (276) area code.

The ZIP code for Honaker: 24260<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Honaker had an population of 1,327 people. This is a decrease of 8.42% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 40.42% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Honaker had a population of 1,449 people (or 5.01% of the total population of Russell County). This makes Honaker the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Honaker represents 0.02% of the total population of Virginia (which has 8,001,024 people), making it the state's 117th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,449 people, the population of Honaker increased 53.33% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 945 people).

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

Communities Also Named Honaker ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Honaker - it's located in Kentucky.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Honaker.

Communities near Honaker ...

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

• Richlands
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richlands
  • Richlands is located in Tazewell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,224 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richlands <5>
• Lebanon
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lebanon have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
  • Lebanon is located in Russell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,184 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <5>
• Saltville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltville
  • Saltville is located in Smyth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,895 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saltville <5>
• Glade Spring
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade Spring
  • Glade Spring is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,402 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glade Spring <5>
• Cedar Bluff
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
  • Cedar Bluff is located in Tazewell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 998 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Bluff <5>
• Grundy
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grundy
  • Grundy is located in Buchanan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 883 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grundy <5>
• Cleveland
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
  • Cleveland is located in Russell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
• Dye
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dye
  • Dye is located in Russell County
• Russell
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
  • Russell is located in Russell County
• Council
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council
  • Council is located in Buchanan 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 Honaker. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Honaker.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Honaker. See our Newspapers Page for Honaker.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Honaker ...

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

Adding Honaker to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Honaker post office opened in 1884.

We also found Honaker in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Honaker.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/