Clarington is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...
in the township of
Barnett
Barnett is both a surname and a masculine given name. Notable people with the name include:
Surname
Barnett is an Anglo-Saxon and Old French surname that came after the Norman Invasion.The original Anglo-Saxon spelling is baernet which means'the ...
, in
Forest County,
Pennsylvania
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, United States.
The community is located on the north bank of the
Clarion River
The Clarion River is a tributary of the Allegheny River, approximately 110 mi (177 km) long, in west central Pennsylvania in the United States. It drains a rugged area of the Allegheny Plateau in the Ohio River watershed, flowing throu ...
at the
Pennsylvania Route 899
Pennsylvania Route 899 (PA 899) is a state highway located in Jefferson and Forest Counties in Pennsylvania. The southern terminus is at PA 36 in Barnett Township. The northern terminus is at PA 66 in Jenks Township.
Route description
...
bridge, north of
Brookville. Clarington had a
post office
A post office is a public facility and a retailer that provides mail services, such as accepting letters and parcels, providing post office boxes, and selling postage stamps, packaging, and stationery. Post offices may offer additional serv ...
until it closed on February 20, 2004; it still has its own
ZIP code, 15828.
References
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Unincorporated communities in Forest County, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated communities in Pennsylvania