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Welcome to Dickerson Run ...

Dickerson Run is located in Fayette County<1>.

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

Dickerson Run is 960 feet [293 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Dickerson Run: 412, 724 & 878<3>

The ZIP code for Dickerson Run: 15430<4>

Communities near Dickerson Run ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dickerson Run ...

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

Adding Dickerson Run to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Dickerson Run post office opened in 1889.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Fayette, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dickerson 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 412 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 724 or 878. New phone numbers in the Dickerson Run area will be assigned with one of these codes: 412, 724 or 878. As a result, placing a call in the Dickerson Run 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 Dickerson Run). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Dickerson Run 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/