Welcome to Alverton ...

Alverton is located in Westmoreland County<1>.

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

Alverton is 1,090 feet [332 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The ZIP code for Alverton: 15612<3>

Communities near Alverton ...

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

• McKeesport
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
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  • McKeesport is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,927 people
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  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McKeesport <4>
• Greensburg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
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  • Greensburg is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,082 people
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  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greensburg <4>
• Uniontown
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
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  • Uniontown is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,632 people
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  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Uniontown <4>
• Jeannette
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
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  • Jeannette is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,000 people
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  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jeannette <4>
• Latrobe
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
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  • Latrobe is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,767 people
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  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Latrobe <4>
• White Oak
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
  • White Oak is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,396 people
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  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Oak <4>
• Connellsville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
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  • Connellsville is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,288 people
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  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Connellsville <4>
• Monessen
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monessen have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monessen
  • Monessen is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,176 people
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  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monessen <4>
• Clairton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clairton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clairton
  • Clairton is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,497 people
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  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clairton <4>
• California
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for California have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California
  • California is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,261 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on California
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for California <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 Alverton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Alverton.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Alverton ...

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

Adding Alverton to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

We also found Alverton on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Alverton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Alverton. 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/