Welcome to Windfall ...
Windfall is located in Bradford County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Windfall, you might consider that their post office opened in 1889.
Windfall is 1,520 feet [463 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Windfall lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Windfall: 570 & 272<3>
Communities Also Named Windfall ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Pennsylvania communities named Windfall: This one is located in Bradford County and the other is located in McKean County.
Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 6 communities that are also named Windfall - they are located in Indiana, Louisiana, Ohio and Ontario (2).
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Windfall.
Communities near Windfall ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Windfall.
- Mansfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mansfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
- Mansfield is located in Tioga County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,972 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mansfield <5>
- Towanda
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Towanda have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towanda
- Towanda is located in Bradford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,803 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Towanda <5>
- Canton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Canton is located in Bradford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,855 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Canton
- From Windfall to Canton
- Blossburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossburg
- Blossburg is located in Tioga County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,471 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blossburg <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Blossburg
- From Windfall to Blossburg
- Troy
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Troy is located in Bradford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,229 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Troy
- From Windfall to Troy
- Monroe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Monroe. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Monroe is located in Bradford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Monroe
- From Windfall to Monroe
- New Albany
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Albany have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Albany
- New Albany is located in Bradford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Albany <5>
- Liberty
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest) - Sylvania
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Roseville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
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 Windfall. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Windfall.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Windfall. 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 Windfall.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Windfall. See our Newspapers Page for Windfall.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Windfall ...
Looking for more information about Windfall? 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 Windfall, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Windfall.
Adding Windfall to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Windfall 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 Windfall was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Windfall post office opened in 1889.
We also found Windfall in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Windfall.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Windfall. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Bradford County: www.bradfordcountypa.org/
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 Bradford, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Windfall - 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 570 code has been Overlayed with the 272 area code. New phone numbers in the Windfall area will be assigned with one of these codes: 570 or 272. As a result, placing a call in the Windfall area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |