Welcome to Water Street ...

Water Street is located in Huntingdon County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Water Street, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1825.

Water Street is 740 feet [226 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Water Street lies within the (814) area code.

Communities near Water Street ...

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

• Altoona
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • 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 <3>
• Huntingdon
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntingdon
  • Huntingdon is located in Huntingdon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,879 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntingdon <3>
• Hollidaysburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollidaysburg
  • Hollidaysburg is located in Blair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,632 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hollidaysburg <3>
• Tyrone
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tyrone have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <3>
• Mount Union
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Union
  • Mount Union is located in Huntingdon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,312 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Union <3>
• Martinsburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
  • Martinsburg is located in Blair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,858 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinsburg <3>
• Bellwood
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <3>
• Williamsburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
  • Williamsburg is located in Blair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,167 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsburg <3>
• Duncansville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duncansville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncansville
  • Duncansville is located in Blair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,148 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duncansville <3>
• Port Matilda
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Matilda have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Matilda
  • Port Matilda is located in Centre County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Matilda <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Water Street ...

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

Adding Water Street to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Water Street post office opened in 1825.

We also found Water Street in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Water Street.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Huntingdon County: www.huntingdoncounty.net/

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