Distant, Pennsylvania

Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US

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[1]

Distant is an unincorporated community in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States.[1] 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.[2][3]

## History

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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]

## Demographics

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2023 (est.)| 611| [7]|

The United States Census Bureau defined Distant as a census designated place in 2023.[8]

## References

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1. ^ a b "Distant". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
2. ^ United States Postal Service. "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved December 20, 2014.
3. ^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original on October 17, 2020. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
4. ^ a b "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 6, 2018.
5. ^ "Atlas of Armstrong County Pennsylvania, page 52". Pomeroy, Whitman & Co. 1876. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
6. ^ Robert Walter Smith. "History of Armstrong County Pennsylvania, Chapter 15, page 349". Chicago: Waterman, Watkins. 1883. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
7. ^ "B03002 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – Distant CDP, Pennsylvania – 2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates". U.S. Census Bureau. July 1, 2023. Retrieved November 17, 2024.
8. ^ "2023 Geography Changes". United States Census Bureau.

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County seat: Kittanning

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