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Welcome to Curryville ...

Curryville is located in Blair County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Curryville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1877.

Curryville is 1,430 feet [436 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Curryville: 814 & 582<3>

The ZIP code for Curryville: 16631<4>

Communities Also Named Curryville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Curryville - they are located in Georgia, Indiana (2), Missouri and New Brunswick.

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

Websites for Curryville ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.blairchamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Curryville, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Curryville ...

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

  • Altoona
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Hollidaysburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Roaring Spring
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Portage
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Cresson
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Gallitzin
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Todd
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Todd is located in Huntingdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd
  • Williamsburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Duncansville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Saxton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Curryville ...

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

Adding Curryville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Curryville post office opened in 1877.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Curryville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Blair, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Curryville - 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 Curryville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 814 or 582. As a result, placing a call in the Curryville area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Curryville). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Curryville or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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/