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Welcome to Glassport ...

Glassport is located in Allegheny County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Glassport, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1895.

When the people of Glassport refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Glassporter<3>

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Glassport has a population of 4,315 people<4> (see below for details).

Glassport is 970 feet [296 m] above sea level.<5>.

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

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Glassport had an population of 4,315 people. This is a decrease of 3.75% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 13.58% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Glassport had a population of 4,483 people. This makes Glassport the county's 35th most populous community.

The population of Glassport represents 0.04% of the population of Pennsylvania (which has 12,702,379 people), making it the state's 219th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 4,483 people, the population of Glassport decreased 10.21% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 4,993 people).

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

Communities near Glassport ...

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

  • Pittsburgh
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Bethel Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <6>
  • Monroeville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Plum
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plum have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum
    • Plum is located in Allegheny County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,993 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plum <6>
  • Murrysville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Baldwin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baldwin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
  • Wilkinsburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilkinsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <6>
  • Greensburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Whitehall
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • New Kensington
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Glassport ...

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

Adding Glassport to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Glassport 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 Glassport was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Glassport post office opened in 1895.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Glassport.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Glassport. 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/

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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Glassport refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Glassport may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.
<4>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Glassport.
<5>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Glassport - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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