Official Name: | Echo, Pennsylvania |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | Pennsylvania |
Pushpin Label: | Echo |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Pennsylvania |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Armstrong |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation Ft: | 1125 |
Coordinates: | 40.85°N -79.3272°W |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 1203488 |
Echo is an unincorporated community in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States.
A post office called Echo was established in 1857 and remained in operation until 1940.[1] According to tradition, the community was named from the echoes bouncing off nearby ridges.[2]