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Welcome to Aitch ...

Aitch is located in Huntingdon County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Aitch, you might consider that their post office opened in 1887.

Aitch is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Aitch lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Aitch: 814 & 582<3>

Communities Also Named Aitch ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Aitch - it's located in Ohio.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Aitch.

Communities near Aitch ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Aitch.

  • Altoona
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Huntingdon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Hollidaysburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Roaring Spring
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Mount Union
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Martinsburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Bellwood
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Todd
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Todd is located in Huntingdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd
  • Williamsburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Duncansville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Aitch. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Aitch.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Aitch. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Aitch.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Aitch. See our Newspapers Page for Aitch.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Aitch ...

Looking for more information about Aitch? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Aitch, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Aitch.

Adding Aitch to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Aitch in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Aitch was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Aitch post office opened in 1887. The Aitch post office closed in 1973.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Aitch.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Huntingdon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Aitch - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 814 code has been Overlayed with the 582 area code. New phone numbers in the Aitch area will be assigned with one of these codes: 814 or 582. As a result, placing a call in the Aitch area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/