Force, Pennsylvania
Force is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Jay Township, Elk County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 253.[1] It is located on Pennsylvania Route 255 between St. Marys and Penfield, Pennsylvania.[2]
Force, Pennsylvania | |
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 U.S. Post Office, Force, PA, April 2012 | |
  Force Location within the state of Pennsylvania | |
| Coordinates: 41°15′28″N 78°30′04″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Elk |
| Township | Jay |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.22 sq mi (0.56 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,240 ft (380 m) |
| Population (2010)[1] | |
| • Total | 253 |
| • Density | 1,189/sq mi (459.1/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 15841 |
| Area code(s) | 814 |
The community has the name of Jack Force, a frontiersman.[3]
References
- "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Force CDP, Pennsylvania". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved March 14, 2016.
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Force, Pennsylvania
- Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 52.
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