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Welcome to Windber ...

Windber is located in Somerset County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Windber, you might consider that their post office opened in 1898.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Windber has a population of 3,824 people<2> (see below for details).

Windber is 1,680 feet [512 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Windber: 814 & 582<4>

The ZIP code for Windber: 15963<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Windber had an population of 3,824 people. This is a decrease of 7.59% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 12.99% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Windber had a population of 4,138 people (or 5.32% of the total population of Somerset County). This makes Windber the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Windber represents 0.03% of the population of Pennsylvania (which has 12,702,379 people), making it the state's 242nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 4,138 people, the population of Windber decreased 5.85% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 4,395 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Windber.

Communities near Windber ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Windber ...

Looking for more information about Windber? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Windber, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Windber.

Adding Windber to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Windber 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 Windber was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Windber post office opened in 1898.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Windber.

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>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Windber.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Windber - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 Windber area will be assigned with one of these codes: 814 or 582. As a result, placing a call in the Windber area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>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 Windber). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Windber or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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/