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Welcome to Saint Boniface ...

Saint Boniface is located in Cambria County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Saint Boniface, you might consider that their post office opened in 1956.

A typical abbreviation for Saint Boniface: St. Boniface

Saint Boniface is 2,090 feet [637 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Saint Boniface: 814 & 582<3>

The ZIP code for Saint Boniface: 16675<4>

Communities Also Named Saint Boniface ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Saint Boniface - they are located in Manitoba and Quebec (3).

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

Communities near Saint Boniface ...

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

  • Altoona
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Northern Cambria
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Northern Cambria is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northern Cambria
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,456 people
  • Ebensburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Barnesboro
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Barnesboro is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesboro
  • Nanty Glo
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Portage
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Spangler
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Spangler is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangler
  • Bellwood
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Cresson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Gallitzin
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Saint Boniface ...

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

Adding Saint Boniface to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Saint Boniface post office opened in 1956.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Saint Boniface.

Footnotes ...

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