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Welcome to Defiance ...

Defiance is located in Bedford County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Defiance, you might consider that their post office opened in 1889.

Defiance is 1,020 feet [311 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Defiance: 814 & 582<3>

The ZIP code for Defiance: 16633<4>

Communities Also Named Defiance ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Defiance - they are located in Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky (2), Michigan, Missouri (2), New Mexico (2), North Carolina and Ohio.

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

Websites for Defiance ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.bedfordcountychamber.org/

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

Communities near Defiance ...

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

  • Bedford
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Roaring Spring
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Martinsburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Everett
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Todd
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Todd is located in Huntingdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd
  • McConnellsburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Broad Top City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • 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
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Orbisonia
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Rockhill
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Rockhill is located in Huntingdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhill
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
    • Rockhill has also been known as:
    • Rockhill Furnace

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Defiance ...

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

Adding Defiance to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Defiance post office opened in 1889.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Defiance.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Bedford, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Defiance - 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 Defiance area will be assigned with one of these codes: 814 or 582. As a result, placing a call in the Defiance 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 Defiance). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Defiance 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/