Home, Pennsylvania | |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated village |
Pushpin Map: | Pennsylvania#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Home |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Pennsylvania |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Indiana |
Subdivision Type3: | Township |
Subdivision Name3: | Rayne |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population As Of: | 2000 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Coordinates: | 40.7394°N -79.1061°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 15747 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Home is an unincorporated village located in Rayne Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania, United States. Home has the ZIP code 15747 and is located in telephone area code 724.
The community received its name because its first post office was located in the "home" of postmaster Hugh Cannon in 1834, though people often referred to it by its original name, Kellysburg.[1] [2]
The author Edward Abbey moved to Home in 1931, having been born in the Indiana hospital and spending the first years in other towns and villages in the area. Abbey, known for his depictions of nature and its beauty, was said to have gotten much of his inspiration from growing up in Home.