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Welcome to Queen ...

Queen is located in Bedford County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Queen, you might consider that their post office opened in 1884.

Queen is 1,280 feet [390 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Queen: 814 & 582<3>

The ZIP code for Queen: 16670<4>

Communities Also Named Queen ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Pennsylvania communities named Queen: This one is located in Bedford County and the other is located in Forest County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 9 communities that are also named Queen - they are located in Arizona, Michigan, Montana, Nevada (2), New Mexico, North Carolina and Virginia.

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

Websites for Queen ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.bedfordcountychamber.org/

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

Communities near Queen ...

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

  • Altoona
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Hollidaysburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Windber
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Ebensburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Bedford
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Roaring Spring
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Portage
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Geistown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Geistown is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geistown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,242 people
  • Martinsburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Cresson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Queen ...

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

Adding Queen to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Queen post office opened in 1884.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Queen.

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 Queen - 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 Queen area will be assigned with one of these codes: 814 or 582. As a result, placing a call in the Queen 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 Queen). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Queen 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/