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Welcome to Pittsfield ...

Pittsfield is located in Lorain County<1>.

The pronunciation of Pittsfield: PITS-feeld<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pittsfield, you might consider that their post office opened in 1832.

Pittsfield is 810 feet [247 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Pittsfield: 440 & 436<4>

Communities Also Named Pittsfield ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Pittsfield - they are located in Illinois, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, Vermont and Wisconsin.

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

Websites for Pittsfield ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.loraincountychamber.com/

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

Communities near Pittsfield ...

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

  • Lorain
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Elyria
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • North Ridgeville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Medina
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Avon
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Avon is located in Lorain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,745 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avon <5>
  • Amherst
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Vermilion
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Olmsted Falls
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Sheffield Lake
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Oberlin
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pittsfield ...

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

Adding Pittsfield to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pittsfield 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 (so far) for Pittsfield was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Pittsfield post office opened in 1832. The Pittsfield post office closed in 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pittsfield.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Lorain, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Pittsfield. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pittsfield - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 440 code has been Overlayed with the 436 area code. New phone numbers in the Pittsfield area will be assigned with one of these codes: 440 or 436. As a result, placing a call in the Pittsfield area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/