Distant, Pennsylvania
Distant, Pennsylvania
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Distant, Pennsylvania | |
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Unincorporated community | |
  Distant | |
| Coordinates: 40°58′10″N 79°21′24″W / 40.96944°N 79.35667°W / 40.96944; -79.35667Coordinates: 40°58′10″N 79°21′24″W / 40.96944°N 79.35667°W / 40.96944; -79.35667 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Armstrong |
| Township | Mahoning |
| Elevation | 1,401 ft (427 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 16223 |
| Area code(s) | 814 |
GNIS feature ID | 1173301[1] |
Distant is an unincorporated community in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States.[1] The community is located on Pennsylvania Route 28 and Pennsylvania Route 66 2.6 miles (4.2 km) south-southwest of New Bethlehem. Distant has a post office with ZIP code 16223.[2][3]
History[edit]
A post office called Oakland was established in 1841 and continued operation until 1907.[4] The post office called Distant that remains was established in 1917.[4] Oakland P.O. appears in the 1876 Atlas of Armstrong County, Pennsylvania.[5] The founding of the town of Oakland, formerly Texas, is detailed in Chapter 15 of the 1883 History of Armstrong County Pennsylvania.[6]
References[edit]
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^ United States Postal Service. "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved December 20, 2014.
^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
^ ab "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
^ "Atlas of Armstrong County Pennsylvania, page 52". Pomeroy, Whitman & Co. 1876. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
^ Robert Walter Smith. "History of Armstrong County Pennsylvania, Chapter 15, page 349" (PDF). Chicago: Waterman, Watkins. 1883. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
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