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Welcome to Instanter ...

Instanter is located in Elk County<1>.

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

Instanter is 1,670 feet [509 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Instanter: 814 & 582<3>

Communities near Instanter ...

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

  • Saint Marys
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Ridgway
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Kane
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Kane is located in McKean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kane
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,421 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kane <4>
  • Johnsonburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Johnsonburg is located in Elk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,264 people
  • Emporium
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Smethport
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Mount Jewett
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Lewis Run
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Streights
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Streights is located in Elk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Streights
  • Hutchins
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hutchins is located in McKean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchins

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Instanter ...

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

Adding Instanter to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Instanter 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 Instanter was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Instanter post office opened in 1889. The Instanter post office closed in 1927.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Instanter.

Footnotes ...

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