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Welcome to West Salisbury ...

West Salisbury is located in Somerset County<1>.



Google driving directions from your current location to West Salisbury (Patience, this may take a moment).


While we don't have a date for the founding of West Salisbury, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1900.

A typical abbreviation for West Salisbury: W. Salisbury

West Salisbury is 2,000 feet [610 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

The ZIP code for West Salisbury: 15565<4>

Communities Also Named West Salisbury ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named West Salisbury - they are located in New Hampshire, North Carolina and Vermont.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for West Salisbury.

Communities near West Salisbury ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Salisbury ...

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

Adding West Salisbury to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of West Salisbury 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 West Salisbury was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found West Salisbury in the book titled .<7> From that list, the West Salisbury post office opened in 1900.

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

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

The official website for Somerset County: www.co.somerset.pa.us/

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

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 West Salisbury - 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 Salisbury area will be assigned with one of these codes: 814 or 582. As a result, placing a call in the West Salisbury 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 West Salisbury). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether West Salisbury 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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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