Because of the community’s “heavenly” name – Himmel means “heaven” or “sky” in German – the Weihnachtspostamt Himmelstadt (“Himmelstadt Christmas Post Office”) has existed since 1986, jointly run by Deutsche Post and the community.

The community has only one Gemarkung (traditional rural cadastral area), also called Himmelstadt.

The community’s arms might be described thus: Argent a fess wavy azure surmounting the main stem of a twig of three roses gules in pale, in base the letters H and P ligatured of the last.

The tinctures argent and gules (silver and red) recall Himmelstadt’s long history as a Würzburg holding.

According to official statistics, there were 37 workers on the social welfare contribution rolls working in agriculture and forestry in 1998.