Welcome to Donora ...

Donora is located in Washington County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Donora, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1900.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Donora has a population of 4,566 people<2> (see below for details).

Donora is 960 feet [293 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Websites for Donora ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.washcochamber.com/

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

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Donora had an population of 4,566 people. This is a decrease of 4.5% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 19.23% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Donora had a population of 4,781 people. This makes Donora the county's 4th most populous community.

The population of Donora represents 0.04% of the population of Pennsylvania (which has 12,702,379 people), making it the state's 204th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 4,781 people, the population of Donora decreased 15.43% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 5,653 people).

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

Communities Also Named Donora ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Donora - it's located in South Carolina.

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

Communities near Donora ...

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

• Pittsburgh
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • 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 <4>
• Bethel Park
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>
• Monroeville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • 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 <4>
• West Mifflin
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Mifflin have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>
• Murrysville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 <4>
• Baldwin
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baldwin have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • 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 <4>
• Wilkinsburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilkinsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinsburg
  • Wilkinsburg is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,186 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilkinsburg <4>
• Greensburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
  • Greensburg is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,082 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greensburg <4>
• Whitehall
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 <4>

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Donora. Our list includes 6 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Donora.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Donora ...

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

Adding Donora to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Donora post office opened in 1900.

We also found Donora on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Donora.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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