Welcome to Saint Lawrence ...

Saint Lawrence is located in Cambria County<1>.

The location of Saint Lawrence has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Saint Lawrence, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1869.

A typical abbreviation for Saint Lawrence: St. Lawrence

Saint Lawrence is 2,140 feet [652 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Saint Lawrence is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

The telephone area code for Saint Lawrence: (814)

Communities Also Named Saint Lawrence ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Pennsylvania communities named Saint Lawrence: This one is located in Cambria County and the other is located in Berks County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 14 communities that are also named Saint Lawrence - they are located in Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota (2), New York, Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, South Dakota, Texas and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Saint Lawrence ...

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

• Altoona
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
  • Altoona is located in Blair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,989 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altoona <4>
• Tyrone
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tyrone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
  • Tyrone is located in Blair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,095 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tyrone <4>
• Northern Cambria
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northern Cambria have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northern Cambria
  • Northern Cambria is located in Cambria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,456 people
• Ebensburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebensburg
  • Ebensburg is located in Cambria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,015 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ebensburg <4>
• Barnesboro
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesboro
  • Barnesboro is located in Cambria County
• Nanty Glo
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nanty Glo
  • Nanty Glo is located in Cambria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,438 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nanty Glo <4>
• Curwensville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curwensville
  • Curwensville is located in Clearfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,359 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Curwensville <4>
• Spangler
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangler
  • Spangler is located in Cambria County
• Bellwood
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
  • Bellwood is located in Blair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,751 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellwood <4>
• Patton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton
  • Patton is located in Cambria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,576 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Patton <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Saint Lawrence ...

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

Adding Saint Lawrence to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Saint Lawrence post office opened in 1869.

We also found Saint Lawrence in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Saint Lawrence. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Cambria County: www.co.cambria.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/