Welcome to Brownsville ...

Brownsville is located in Fayette County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Brownsville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1795.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Brownsville has a population of 2,226 people<2> (see below for details).

Brownsville is 900 feet [274 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The ZIP code for Brownsville: 15417<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Brownsville had an population of 2,226 people. This is a decrease of 4.5% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 20.61% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Brownsville had a population of 2,331 people. This makes Brownsville the county's 4th most populous community.

The population of Brownsville represents 0.02% of the total population of Pennsylvania (which has 12,702,379 people), making it the state's 391st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,331 people, the population of Brownsville decreased 16.87% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 2,804 people).

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

Communities Also Named Brownsville ...

While we believe that this Brownsville is located in Fayette County, we know of another 4 Pennsylvania communities named Brownsville. Those communities are located in the following counties: Berks, Franklin, Huntingdon and Schuylkill County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 58 communities that are also named Brownsville - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (3), British Columbia, California, Delaware, Florida (2), Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Maryland (3), Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York (2), North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio (6), Ontario (2), Oregon, South Carolina (2), South Dakota, Tennessee (2), Texas, Vermont, Virginia (3), Washington, West Virginia (2), Wisconsin and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Brownsville ...

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

• Jefferson Hills
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Hills
  • Jefferson Hills is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,136 people
  • Jefferson Hills has also been known as:
  • Jefferson
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Jefferson Hills
  • From Brownsville to Jefferson Hills
• Uniontown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
  • Uniontown is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,632 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Uniontown <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Uniontown
  • From Brownsville to Uniontown
• Connellsville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connellsville
  • Connellsville is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,288 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Connellsville <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Connellsville
  • From Brownsville to Connellsville
• Monessen
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monessen have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monessen <5>
• Clairton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clairton
  • Clairton is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,497 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clairton <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Clairton
  • From Brownsville to Clairton
• Donora
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donora
  • Donora is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,546 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Donora <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Donora
  • From Brownsville to Donora
• Monongahela
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monongahela have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monongahela
  • Monongahela is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,090 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monongahela <5>
• Scottdale
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scottdale have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottdale
  • Scottdale is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,060 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottdale <5>
• Charleroi
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleroi
  • Charleroi is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,887 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charleroi <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Charleroi
  • From Brownsville to Charleroi
• Waynesburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waynesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesburg
  • Waynesburg is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,857 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynesburg <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 Brownsville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Brownsville.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Brownsville. Our list includes 23 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Brownsville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brownsville ...

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

Adding Brownsville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Brownsville 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 Brownsville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

X2X - From that list, the Brownsville post office opened in 1795.

We also found Brownsville in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (1803).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brownsville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Fayette County: www.fayettepa.org

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