Welcome to King ...

King is located in Bedford County<1>.

The location of King has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of King, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

King is 1,330 feet [405 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

King is located in the (814) area code.

Websites for King ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.bedfordcountychamber.org/

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

Communities Also Named King ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 32 communities that are also named King - they are located in Arkansas (2), California (2), Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan (4), Mississippi, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas (3), Utah, Virginia (2), West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near King ...

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

• Altoona
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
  • Altoona is located in Blair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,989 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altoona <4>
• Hollidaysburg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollidaysburg
  • Hollidaysburg is located in Blair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,632 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hollidaysburg <4>
• Windber
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windber
  • Windber is located in Somerset County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,789 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windber <4>
• Bedford
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bedford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
  • Bedford is located in Bedford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,667 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bedford <4>
• Roaring Spring
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roaring Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring Spring
  • Roaring Spring is located in Blair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,399 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roaring Spring <4>
• Portage
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
  • Portage is located in Cambria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,351 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portage <4>
• Martinsburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
  • Martinsburg is located in Blair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,858 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinsburg <4>
• Cresson
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cresson
  • Cresson is located in Cambria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,531 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cresson <4>
• Gallitzin
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gallitzin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallitzin
  • Gallitzin is located in Cambria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,514 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gallitzin <4>
• Duncansville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duncansville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncansville
  • Duncansville is located in Blair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,148 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duncansville <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for King ...

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

Adding King to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the King post office opened in 1883.

We also found King in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for King.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for King. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/