Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, United States
| Distant, Pennsylvania | |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated community | |
  Distant | |
| Coordinates: 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 | 814 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1173301 |
Distant is an unincorporated community in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States. The community is located on state routes 28 and 66, 2.6 miles (4.2 km) south-southwest of New Bethlehem. Distant has a post office with ZIP code 16224.
History
A post office called Oakland was established in 1841 and continued operation until 1907. The post office called Distant that remains was established in 1917. Oakland P.O. appears in the 1876 Atlas of Armstrong County, Pennsylvania. The founding of the town of Oakland, formerly Texas, is detailed in Chapter 15 of the 1883 History of Armstrong County Pennsylvania.
References
- ^ "Distant". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- 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. Archived from the original on October 17, 2020. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 6, 2018.
- "Atlas of Armstrong County Pennsylvania, page 52". Pomeroy, Whitman & Co. 1876. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
- Robert Walter Smith. "History of Armstrong County Pennsylvania, Chapter 15, page 349". Chicago: Waterman, Watkins. 1883. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
