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Welcome to Olanta ...

Olanta is located in Clearfield County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Olanta, you might consider that their post office opened in 1885.

Olanta is 1,320 feet [402 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Olanta: 814 & 582<3>

The ZIP code for Olanta: 16863<4>

Communities Also Named Olanta ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Olanta - it's located in South Carolina.

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

Communities near Olanta ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Olanta ...

Looking for more information about Olanta? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Olanta, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Olanta.

Adding Olanta to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Olanta post office opened in 1885.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Olanta.

Footnotes ...

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