Welcome to Blawnox ...

Blawnox is located in Allegheny County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Blawnox, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1920.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Blawnox has a population of 1,388 people<3> (see below for details).

Blawnox is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Blawnox had an population of 1,388 people. This is a decrease of 3.07% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 10.45% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Blawnox had a population of 1,432 people. This makes Blawnox the county's 68th most populous community.

The population of Blawnox represents 0.01% of the total population of Pennsylvania (which has 12,702,379 people), making it the state's 514th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,432 people, the population of Blawnox decreased 7.61% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,550 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Blawnox.

Communities near Blawnox ...

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

• Pittsburgh
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 <5>
• Bethel Park
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 <5>
• Monroeville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • 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
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• West Mifflin
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • 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 <5>
• Murrysville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • 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>
• Baldwin
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • 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
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • 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 <5>
• Franklin Park
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • 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
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 <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 Blawnox. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Blawnox.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Blawnox ...

Looking for more information about Blawnox? 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 Blawnox, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Blawnox.

Adding Blawnox to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Blawnox post office opened in 1920.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Blawnox.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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