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Welcome to Gibsondale ...

Gibsondale is located in Lawrence County<1>.

Gibsondale is 1,100 feet [335 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Gibsondale: 412, 724 & 878<3>

Communities near Gibsondale ...

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

  • New Castle
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Hermitage
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Struthers
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Struthers is located in Mahoning County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Struthers
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,039 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Struthers <4>
  • Beaver Falls
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Campbell
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Campbell is located in Mahoning County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,733 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campbell <4>
  • Ellwood City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • New Brighton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • East Palestine
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Zelienople
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Slippery Rock
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gibsondale ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Lawrence, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gibsondale - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 412 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 724 or 878. New phone numbers in the Gibsondale area will be assigned with one of these codes: 412, 724 or 878. As a result, placing a call in the Gibsondale area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.