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Welcome to Oreland ...

Oreland is located in Montgomery County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Oreland, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1893.

Oreland is 250 feet [76 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The ZIP code for Oreland: 19075<3>

Communities Also Named Oreland ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Oreland - it's located in Minnesota.

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

Communities near Oreland ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oreland ...

Looking for more information about Oreland? 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 Oreland, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Oreland.

Adding Oreland to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Oreland post office opened in 1893.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Oreland.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Montgomery, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Oreland - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 Oreland). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Oreland or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/