Mance, Pennsylvania

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Mance, Pennsylvania
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Mance
Coordinates: 39°49′54″N78°56′12″W / 39.8317493°N 78.9366902°W / 39.8317493; -78.9366902 Coordinates: 39°49′54″N78°56′12″W / 39.8317493°N 78.9366902°W / 39.8317493; -78.9366902
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Somerset
Township Northampton
Elevation
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1,982 ft (604 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code
15552 (Meyersdale)
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Mance is a populated place within Northampton Township, a minor civil division of Somerset County, Pennsylvania. The place is a popular spot for railfans as it's alongside Sand Patch Grade's (Keystone Subdivision) "horseshoe curve", where an old (no longer in service, now privately owned) U.S. Post Office also exists.

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  1. 1 2 "Mance". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved August 20, 2019.