Welcome to Pittsburg ...

Pittsburg is located in Rowan County<1>.

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

When the people of Pittsburg refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Pittsburger<3>

Pittsburg is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Telephone area codes for Pittsburg: (704) & (980)<5>

Websites for Pittsburg ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.rowanchamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Pittsburg, the following might be of interest:

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), Oklahoma, Oregon, 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.

• Mooresville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresville
  • Mooresville is located in Iredell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,962 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mooresville <6>
• Salisbury
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
  • Salisbury is located in Rowan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,821 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salisbury <6>
• Statesville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Statesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesville
  • Statesville is located in Iredell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,045 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Statesville <6>
• Mocksville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mocksville
  • Mocksville is located in Davie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,297 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mocksville <6>
• China Grove
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Grove
  • China Grove is located in Rowan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,249 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for China Grove <6>
• Spencer
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
  • Spencer is located in Rowan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,260 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencer <6>
• Landis
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Landis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landis
  • Landis is located in Rowan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,148 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Landis <6>
• Troutman
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Troutman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troutman
  • Troutman is located in Iredell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,817 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troutman <6>
• Bermuda Run
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bermuda Run have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda Run
  • Bermuda Run is located in Davie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,726 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bermuda Run <6>
• East Spencer
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Spencer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Spencer
  • East Spencer is located in Rowan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,556 people

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.

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 Rowan County: www.co.rowan.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/