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Welcome to West Pike ...

West Pike is located in Potter County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Pike, you might consider that their post office opened in 1850.

A typical abbreviation for West Pike: W. Pike

West Pike is 1,460 feet [445 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for West Pike: 814 & 582<3>

Communities near West Pike ...

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

  • Coudersport
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Galeton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Westfield
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • New Bergen ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • New Bergen is located in Potter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bergen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 818 people
  • Knoxville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Ulysses
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Oswayo
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Oswayo is located in Potter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswayo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
  • Brookland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Brookland is located in Potter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookland
  • Sunderlinville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Sunderlinville is located in Potter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunderlinville
  • Hector
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Hector is located in Potter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Pike ...

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

Adding West Pike to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the West Pike post office opened in 1850. The West Pike post office closed in 1921.

For more details, see References and Mentions for West Pike.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Potter, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around West Pike - 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 West Pike area will be assigned with one of these codes: 814 or 582. As a result, placing a call in the West Pike 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.
<5>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/