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Fallentimber, Pennsylvania

Coordinates: 40°41′12″N 78°29′57″W / 40.68667°N 78.49917°W / 40.68667; -78.49917
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Fallentimber, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community
Fallentimber, Pennsylvania is located in Pennsylvania
Fallentimber, Pennsylvania
Fallentimber, Pennsylvania
Coordinates: 40°41′12″N 78°29′57″W / 40.68667°N 78.49917°W / 40.68667; -78.49917
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyCambria
Elevation
1,437 ft (438 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
16639
Area code814
GNIS feature ID1174589[1]

Fallentimber is an unincorporated community in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States.[1] Its ZIP code is 16639.[2]

History

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A post office called Fallentimber has been in operation since 1850.[3] Fallentimber was named for the fact a storm flattened trees near the original town site.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fallentimber, Pennsylvania
  2. ^ United States Postal Service. "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved April 18, 2017.
  3. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
  4. ^ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 49.