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Welcome to Rockwood Station ...

Rockwood Station is located in Somerset County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Rockwood Station: Rockwood Sta. (in Canada, 'Stn.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Rockwood Station is 1,840 feet [561 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Rockwood Station: 814 & 582<3>

Communities near Rockwood Station ...

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

  • Somerset
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Meyersdale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Berlin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Boswell
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Grantsville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Confluence
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Salisbury
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jennerstown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Garrett
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Indian Lake
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Indian Lake is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Lake
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rockwood Station ...

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

Footnotes ...

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