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Distant
PennsylvaniaCDP
Total population
606
Median home value
$127,000
Bachelor's+
Median income
$60,438
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
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Overview
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.
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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. The founding of the town of Oakland, formerly Texas, is detailed in Chapter 15 of the 1883 History of Armstrong County Pennsylvania.
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Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
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Largest nearby schools
- Dayton El SchElementary · Dayton · 201 students · 11.8:1 ratio
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
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Nearby places in Pennsylvania
- Applewold14.3 mi away
- Manorville15.4 mi away · pop. 402
- Lenape Heights16.9 mi away
- Marianne19.1 mi away
- Brookville19.3 mi away · pop. 3,946
- Foxburg20.3 mi away · pop. 277
- Fenelton20.6 mi away
- Creekside22 mi away
- Emlenton23.1 mi away · pop. 663
- Eau Claire25.5 mi away
- Chevy Chase Heights25.6 mi away · pop. 1,101
- Cherry Valley26.4 mi away
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Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
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Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • Wikidata
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library