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Welcome to Goodtown ...

Goodtown is located in Somerset County<1>.

Goodtown is 2,160 feet [658 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Goodtown is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Goodtown: 814 & 582<3>

Communities near Goodtown ...

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

  • Frostburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Somerset
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Meyersdale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Boswell
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Central City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Grantsville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hyndman
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Rockwood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Salisbury
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jennerstown
    (19 miles [30.6 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 Goodtown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Goodtown.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Goodtown ...

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

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