Census Data for Compton

As far as we can tell, Compton has not been included in past Census counts, so there is no population information for this community.

While we don't have census information for Compton, you might be interested in some nearby communities where we do:

• Brackenridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brackenridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brackenridge
  • Brackenridge is located in Allegheny County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brackenridge <2>
• Tarentum
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarentum
  • Tarentum is located in Allegheny County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tarentum <2>
• Arnold
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arnold have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
  • Arnold is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arnold <2>
• Lower Burrell
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Burrell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Burrell
  • Lower Burrell is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lower Burrell <2>
• Freeport
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
  • Freeport is located in Armstrong County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeport <2>
• New Kensington
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Kensington
  • New Kensington is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Kensington <2>
• Cheswick
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cheswick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheswick
  • Cheswick is located in Allegheny County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheswick <2>
• Springdale
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
  • Springdale is located in Allegheny County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springdale <2>
• West Leechburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Leechburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leechburg
  • West Leechburg is located in Westmoreland County
• Hyde Park
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hyde Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde Park
  • Hyde Park is located in Westmoreland County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hyde Park <2>
• Leechburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leechburg
  • Leechburg is located in Armstrong County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leechburg <2>
• East Vandergrift
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Vandergrift have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Vandergrift
  • East Vandergrift is located in Westmoreland County
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  • Plum
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plum have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum
    • Plum is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plum <2>
  • Vandergrift
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vandergrift have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandergrift
    • Vandergrift is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vandergrift <2>
  • Apollo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Apollo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apollo
    • Apollo is located in Armstrong County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Apollo <2>

Allegheny County ...

Compton is located in Allegheny County<3>.

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Allegheny County.

Miscellaneous Information for Compton ...

The Federal government has assigned various identifying codes to each community, county and state. At one time or another, the US Census Bureau has used one (or more) of the following identifiers when referring to either Allegheny County or the community of Compton:

• The GNIS Codes ...
  • The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Compton:
  • GNIS ID for Compton: 1192040
  • GNIS ID for Allegheny County: 1213657
  • GNIS ID for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: 1779798

• The FIPS Codes ...
  • An earlier (and largely obsolete) identification method was called the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS):
  • State Code: 42 (Pennsylvania)
  • County Code: 003 (Allegheny County)
  • Place Code: 15475 (Compton)
  • State & County Code: 42/003 (Pennsylvania / Allegheny County)
  • State & Place Code: 42/15475 (Pennsylvania / Compton)

• Misc. Census Codes ...
  • Compton is located in Census Region #1 (the Northeast Region) and Division #2 (the Middle Atlantic Division).

For more information about the various Federal identification codes, please visit our Misc Page for Compton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Compton. 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 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

The official website of the U.S. Board on Geographic Names (BGN)

The official website of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)