Welcome to Pittsburg ...

Pittsburg is located in Columbia County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pittsburg, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

When the people of Pittsburg refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Pittsburger<2>

Pittsburg is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Pittsburg lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Pittsburg: (503) & (971)<4>

Communities Also Named Pittsburg ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 29 communities that are also named Pittsburg - they are located in Alabama, California, Colorado, Florida (2), Georgia, Illinois (3), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (4), Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico (2), North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas, Utah and Washington.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pittsburg.

Communities near Pittsburg ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Pittsburg.

• Longview
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
  • Longview is located in Cowlitz County (WA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,515 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longview <5>
• Saint Helens
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Helens have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Helens
  • Saint Helens is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,071 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Helens <5>
• Scappoose
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scappoose
  • Scappoose is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,618 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scappoose <5>
• Woodland
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
  • Woodland is located in Clark County (WA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,548 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodland <5>
• Kalama
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalama
  • Kalama is located in Cowlitz County (WA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,844 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kalama <5>
• Vernonia
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernonia
  • Vernonia is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,295 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vernonia <5>
• Banks
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
  • Banks is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,034 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Banks <5>
• Columbia City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia City
  • Columbia City is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,026 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia City <5>
• Rainier
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rainier have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainier
  • Rainier is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,021 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rainier <5>
• Clatskanie
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clatskanie
  • Clatskanie is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,832 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clatskanie <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Pittsburg. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pittsburg.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Pittsburg. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pittsburg.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Pittsburg. See our Newspapers Page for Pittsburg.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pittsburg ...

Looking for more information about Pittsburg? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Pittsburg, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Pittsburg.

Adding Pittsburg to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pittsburg in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Pittsburg was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Pittsburg post office opened in 1892.

We also found Pittsburg in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pittsburg.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pittsburg. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Columbia County: www.co.columbia.or.us/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/