Welcome to Hyde Park ...

Hyde Park is located in Westmoreland County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hyde Park, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1893.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Hyde Park has a population of 473 people<3> (see below for details).

Hyde Park is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Hyde Park had an population of 473 people. This is a decrease of 5.4% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 7.8% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Hyde Park had a population of 500 people. This makes Hyde Park the county's 31st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 500 people, the population of Hyde Park decreased 2.53% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 513 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Hyde Park.

Communities Also Named Hyde Park ...

While we believe that this Hyde Park is located in Westmoreland County, we know of another 2 Pennsylvania communities named Hyde Park. Those communities are located in the following counties: Berks and Lackawanna County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 40 communities that are also named Hyde Park - they are located in Alabama (2), Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida (4), Georgia (3), Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Manitoba, Maryland (3), Massachusetts (2), Michigan, Missouri, New York (3), North Dakota, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Ontario, South Carolina (2), Utah, Vermont and Virginia.

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

Communities near Hyde Park ...

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

• Monroeville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 <5>
• Plum
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plum have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum
  • Plum is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,993 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plum <5>
• Murrysville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrysville
  • Murrysville is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,446 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murrysville <5>
• Wilkinsburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 <5>
• New Kensington
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Kensington
  • New Kensington is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,188 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Kensington <5>
• Lower Burrell
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Burrell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Burrell
  • Lower Burrell is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,997 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lower Burrell <5>
• Oakmont
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakmont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakmont
  • Oakmont is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,563 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakmont <5>
• Forest Hills
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
  • Forest Hills is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,256 people
• Turtle Creek
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Creek
  • Turtle Creek is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,104 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turtle Creek <5>
• Fox Chapel
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox Chapel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Chapel
  • Fox Chapel is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,056 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fox Chapel <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 Hyde Park. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hyde Park.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hyde Park ...

Looking for more information about Hyde Park? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Hyde Park, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Hyde Park.

Adding Hyde Park to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hyde Park 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 Hyde Park was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Hyde Park post office opened in 1893.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hyde Park.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Westmoreland County: www.co.westmoreland.pa.us/

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