Welcome to Harrison City ...

Harrison City is located in Westmoreland County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Harrison City, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1842.

Harrison City is 970 feet [296 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities near Harrison City ...

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

• Pittsburgh
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • 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>
• Monroeville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • 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>
• Plum
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 <4>
• West Mifflin
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Mifflin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • 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
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • 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
• McKeesport
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • 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
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 <4>
• Greensburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • 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
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • 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 Harrison City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Harrison City.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Harrison City ...

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

Adding Harrison City to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Harrison City 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 Harrison City was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Harrison City post office opened in 1842.

We also found Harrison City in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Harrison City.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Westmoreland County: www.co.westmoreland.pa.us/

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