Home, Pennsylvania

Home, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated village
Home
Home
Coordinates: 40°44′22″N 79°6′22″W / 40.73944°N 79.10611°W / 40.73944; -79.10611
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyIndiana
TownshipRayne
Time zoneUTC-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.

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

  • "Home", an episode of The X-files set in Home

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.
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