Welcome to Federal ...

Federal is located in Allegheny County<1>.

The location of Federal has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Federal, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1885.

Federal is 930 feet [283 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Federal lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Federal ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Federal - they are located in Alaska, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri (2), Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, South Carolina, Washington, West Virginia (2) and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Federal ...

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

• Pittsburgh
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburgh
  • Pittsburgh is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 299,226 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittsburgh <4>
• Bethel Park
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Park
  • Bethel Park is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,212 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethel Park <4>
• Monroeville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroeville
  • Monroeville is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,393 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroeville <4>
• West Mifflin
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Mifflin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mifflin
  • West Mifflin is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,588 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Mifflin <4>
• Baldwin
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baldwin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
  • Baldwin is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,419 people
• McKeesport
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKeesport
  • McKeesport is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,927 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McKeesport <4>
• Wilkinsburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilkinsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinsburg
  • Wilkinsburg is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,186 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilkinsburg <4>
• Franklin Park
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Park
  • Franklin Park is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,883 people
• Whitehall
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
  • Whitehall is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,313 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitehall <4>
• Washington
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
  • Washington is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,249 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <4>

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 Federal. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Federal.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Federal. 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 Federal.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Federal ...

Looking for more information about Federal? 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 Federal, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Federal.

Adding Federal to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Federal 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 Federal was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Federal post office opened in 1885.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Federal.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Allegheny County: www.county.allegheny.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/