Welcome to Heath ...

Heath is located in Mercer County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Heath, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Heath is 1,220 feet [372 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Heath: 724 & 878<3>

Communities Also Named Heath ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 22 communities that are also named Heath - they are located in Alabama, Alberta, Colorado, Delaware, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana (2), Kansas, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Ohio (2), Tennessee (2), Texas and Utah.

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

Communities near Heath ...

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

• New Castle
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
  • New Castle is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,472 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Castle <4>
• Butler
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
  • Butler is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,847 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butler <4>
• Ellwood City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellwood City
  • Ellwood City is located in Beaver County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,226 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellwood City <4>
• New Wilmington
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Wilmington have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Wilmington
  • New Wilmington is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,205 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Wilmington <4>
• Mercer
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
  • Mercer is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,865 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mercer <4>
• Prospect
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prospect have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
  • Prospect is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,112 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prospect <4>
• Ellport
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellport
  • Ellport is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,102 people
• Stoneboro
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneboro
  • Stoneboro is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 974 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stoneboro <4>
• Chicora
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chicora have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicora
  • Chicora is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 956 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chicora <4>
• Harrisville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
  • Harrisville is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 857 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisville <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 Heath. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Heath.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Heath ...

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

Adding Heath to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Heath 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 Heath was on a map titled Map of Pennsylvania (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Heath in the book titled North American Railroad Atlas - Northeast.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Heath.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Mercer County: www.mcc.co.mercer.pa.us/

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