Country United States County Indiana ZIP codes 15747 Local time Monday 7:52 PM | State Pennsylvania Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) Zip code 15747 | |
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Home is an unincorporated village located in Rayne Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania. Although it is not tracked by the US Census Bureau, Home has been assigned the ZIP code 15747 and is a part of the telephone area code 724.
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Map of Home, PA 15747, USA
History
The community received its name because its first post office was located in the "home" of postmaster Hugh Cannon in 1834.
The author Edward Abbey moved to Home in 1931, having been born in the Indiana hospital and spending the first four-and-a-half years in other towns and villages in the area. Abbey, known for his great depictions of nature and its beauty, was said to have gotten much of his inspiration from growing up in Home.
The town was called Kellysburg until the early 1900s. Harry Burkett and his family moved to town in 1918. Harry Burkett started the post office in his home, which led to the town's name: everyone talked about going to the home post office, and eventually the town's name was changed from Kellysburg to Home.