| Official Name: | Distant, Pennsylvania |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
| Pushpin Map: | Pennsylvania |
| Pushpin Label: | Distant |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Pennsylvania |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Armstrong |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Subdivision Name3: | Mahoning |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1401 |
| Coordinates: | 40.9694°N -79.3567°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 16223 |
| Area Code: | 814 |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 1173301 |
Distant is an unincorporated community in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States. The community is located on state routes 28 and 66, south-southwest of New Bethlehem. Distant has a post office with ZIP code 16224.[1] [2]
A post office called Oakland was established in 1841 and continued operation until 1907.[3] The post office called Distant that remains was established in 1917. Oakland P.O. appears in the 1876 Atlas of Armstrong County, Pennsylvania.[4] The founding of the town of Oakland, formerly Texas, is detailed in Chapter 15 of the 1883 History of Armstrong County Pennsylvania.[5]
