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Welcome to Coal Run ...

Coal Run is located in Somerset County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Coal Run, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1893.

Coal Run is 2,110 feet [643 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Coal Run: 814 & 582<3>

Communities Also Named Coal Run ...

While we believe that this Coal Run is located in Somerset County, we know of another 3 Pennsylvania communities named Coal Run. Those communities are located in the following counties: Clearfield, Indiana and Northumberland County.

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

Communities near Coal Run ...

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

  • Cumberland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Frostburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Somerset
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Somerset have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
    • Somerset is located in Somerset County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,817 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Somerset <4>
  • Meyersdale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Berlin
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berlin have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
    • Berlin is located in Somerset County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,931 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berlin <4>
  • Boswell
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boswell have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boswell
    • Boswell is located in Somerset County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,180 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boswell <4>
  • Lonaconing
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Carpendale
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carpendale have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpendale
    • Carpendale is located in Mineral County (WV)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
  • Grantsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hyndman
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hyndman have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyndman
    • Hyndman is located in Bedford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 854 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hyndman <4>

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 Coal Run. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Coal Run.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Coal Run. 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 Coal Run.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Coal Run ...

Looking for more information about Coal Run? 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 Coal Run, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Coal Run.

Adding Coal Run to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Coal Run 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 for Coal Run was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Coal Run post office opened in 1893.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Coal Run.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Coal Run. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Somerset County: www.co.somerset.pa.us/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Somerset, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Coal Run - 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 Coal Run area will be assigned with one of these codes: 814 or 582. As a result, placing a call in the Coal Run 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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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