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Welcome to Crafton ...

Crafton is located in Allegheny County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Crafton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1881.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Crafton has a population of 5,771 people<2> (see below for details).

Crafton is 870 feet [265 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The ZIP code for Crafton: 15205<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Crafton had an population of 5,771 people. This is a decrease of 3.02% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 13.94% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Crafton had a population of 5,951 people. This makes Crafton the county's 26th most populous community.

The population of Crafton represents 0.05% of the total population of Pennsylvania (which has 12,702,379 people), making it the state's 153rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 5,951 people, the population of Crafton decreased 11.26% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 6,706 people).

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

Communities Also Named Crafton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Crafton - they are located in California, South Carolina, Texas and Virginia.

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

Communities near Crafton ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Crafton ...

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

Adding Crafton to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Crafton post office opened in 1881. The Crafton post office closed in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Crafton.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Allegheny, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Crafton.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Crafton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Crafton). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Crafton or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<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/