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Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, United States From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
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]
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