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Welcome to Panic ...

Panic is located in Jefferson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Panic, you might consider that their post office opened in 1881.

The origin (or the toponymy) of Panic: Most likely named after the Panic of 1873. Another story has it that Panic was named when a pioneer fought off a bear with an axe.

Panic is 1,710 feet [521 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Panic: 814 & 582<3>

Communities near Panic ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Panic ...

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

Adding Panic to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Panic post office opened in 1881. The Panic post office closed in 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Panic.

Footnotes ...

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