Arcadia, Pennsylvania

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Arcadia, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community
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Arcadia
Coordinates: 40°46′52″N78°51′09″W / 40.78111°N 78.85250°W / 40.78111; -78.85250
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Indiana
Township Montgomery
Elevation
1,499 ft (457 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
15712
Area code 724
GNIS feature ID1192078 [1]

Arcadia is an unincorporated community in Indiana County, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. [1]

History

Arcadia was founded around 1900 as a coal town. [2] A post office was established in Arcadia in 1902. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Arcadia". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. Stewart, J.T. Indiana County Pennsylvania. J. H. Beers & Co. p. 549. ISBN   978-5-87956-996-4.
  3. "Indiana County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved February 24, 2015.