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Welcome to Oppenheimer ...

Oppenheimer is located in Bedford County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Oppenheimer, you might consider that their post office opened in 1890.

Oppenheimer is 1,240 feet [378 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Oppenheimer: 814 & 582<3>

Websites for Oppenheimer ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.bedfordcountychamber.org/

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

Communities near Oppenheimer ...

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

  • Bedford
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Roaring Spring
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Martinsburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Everett
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Central City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Saxton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Broad Top City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Broad Top City is located in Huntingdon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Top City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
  • Schellsburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Newry
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Manns Choice
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oppenheimer ...

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

Adding Oppenheimer to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Oppenheimer post office opened in 1890. The Oppenheimer post office closed in 1903.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Oppenheimer.

Footnotes ...

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