Welcome to Oppenheimer ...

Oppenheimer is located in Bedford County<1>.

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

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.<3>.

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

Oppenheimer lies within the (814) area code.

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)
  • 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
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • 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>
• Martinsburg
  (15 miles [24.1 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>
• Everett
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Everett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
  • Everett is located in Bedford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,717 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Everett <4>
• Central City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
  • Central City is located in Somerset County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,021 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central City <4>
• Saxton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saxton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxton
  • Saxton is located in Bedford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 679 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saxton <4>
• Broad Top City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Broad Top City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Top City
  • Broad Top City is located in Huntingdon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
• Schellsburg
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schellsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schellsburg
  • Schellsburg is located in Bedford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 317 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schellsburg <4>
• Newry
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newry
  • Newry is located in Blair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newry <4>
• Manns Choice
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manns Choice have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manns Choice
  • Manns Choice is located in Bedford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manns Choice <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 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 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.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Oppenheimer.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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