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Welcome to Harbison ...

Harbison is located in Westmoreland County<1>.

Harbison is 990 feet [302 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Harbison ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Pennsylvania communities named Harbison: This one is located in Westmoreland County and the other is located in Butler County.

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

Communities near Harbison ...

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

  • Plum
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Plum is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,993 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plum <3>
  • Murrysville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Butler
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • New Kensington
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Lower Burrell
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Oakmont
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Fox Chapel
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Vandergrift
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Arnold
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Arnold is located in Westmoreland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,790 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arnold <3>
  • Tarentum
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Harbison ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Westmoreland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Harbison - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.