Welcome to Deemston ...

Deemston is located in Washington County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Deemston, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Deemston has a population of 699 people<3> (see below for details).

Deemston is 940 feet [287 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Websites for Deemston ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.washcochamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Deemston, the following might be of interest:

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Deemston had an population of 699 people. This is a decrease of 3.19% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 13.6% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Deemston had a population of 722 people. This makes Deemston the county's 22nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 722 people, the population of Deemston decreased 10.75% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 809 people).

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

Communities near Deemston ...

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

• Washington
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
  • Washington is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,249 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <5>
• 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
• Uniontown
  (16 miles [25.7 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>
• Canonsburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canonsburg
  • Canonsburg is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,751 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canonsburg <5>
• Monessen
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monessen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
  (19 miles [30.6 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>
• California
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for California have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 TripAdvisor's Tourism page for California <5>
• Donora
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>
• 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.<2> 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>
• Charleroi
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Deemston ...

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

Adding Deemston to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Deemston post office opened in 1888.

We also found Deemston in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Deemston.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Washington County: www.co.washington.pa.us/

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