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Welcome to Decorum ...

Decorum is located in Huntingdon County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Decorum, you might consider that their post office opened in 1884.

Decorum is 950 feet [290 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Decorum: 814 & 582<3>

Communities near Decorum ...

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

  • Chambersburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Shippensburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Mount Union
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Mercersburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Todd
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Todd is located in Huntingdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd
  • McConnellsburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Saxton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Broad Top City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Broad Top City is located in Huntingdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Top City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
  • Three Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Orbisonia
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Decorum ...

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

Adding Decorum to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Decorum in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

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

From that list, the Decorum post office opened in 1884. The Decorum post office closed in 1934.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Decorum.

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 Decorum - 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 Decorum area will be assigned with one of these codes: 814 or 582. As a result, placing a call in the Decorum 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/