Winburne, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community
Winburne is located in Pennsylvania
Winburne
Winburne
Coordinates: 40°57′58″N 78°08′42″W / 40.96611°N 78.14500°W / 40.96611; -78.14500
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyClearfield
Elevation
1,424 ft (434 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
16879
Area code814
GNIS feature ID1191562[1]

Winburne is an unincorporated community in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, United States.[1] The community is located 6.2 miles (10.0 km) northeast of Philipsburg. Winburne has a post office with ZIP code 16879.[2][3]

History

It is unclear exactly when Winburne was founded, but we can estimate it between 1885 and 1886. One of the first persons to arrive at Winburne was Gust Adolph Johnson who of which built one of the first three homes on Winburne.[4] Another prominent citizen of Winburne was Burton/Berten Merritt who came to Winburne in 1884.


References

  1. 1 2 "Winburne". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. United States Postal Service. "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved August 5, 2017.
  3. "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved August 5, 2017.
  4. Swoope, Roland (1911). "Twentieth Century History of Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, and Representative Citizens". USGenWeb Archives. pp. 814–816.


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