Home, Pennsylvania

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Home, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated village
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Home
Coordinates: 40°44′22″N79°6′22″W / 40.73944°N 79.10611°W / 40.73944; -79.10611
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Indiana
Township Rayne
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
15747

Home is an unincorporated village located in Rayne Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania, United States. Perhaps best known for appearing in The X-Files episode of the same name, Home has the ZIP code 15747 and is located in telephone area code 724.[ citation needed ]

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History

The community received its name because its first post office was located in the "home" of postmaster Hugh Cannon in 1834, though people often referred to it by its original name, Kellysburg. [1] [2]

See also

References

  1. Busovicki, John F. (2003). Indiana County. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing. p. 106. ISBN   0-7385-1181-1.
  2. Cahalan, James M. (2003). Edward Abbey: A Life. University of Arizona Press. p. 12.