Welcome to Moon Run ...

Moon Run is located in Allegheny County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Moon Run, you might consider that their post office opened in 1891.

Moon Run is 1,110 feet [338 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Moon Run ...

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

• Pittsburgh
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Pittsburgh is located in Allegheny County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburgh
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 299,226 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittsburgh <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Pittsburgh
  • From Moon Run to Pittsburgh
• Bethel Park
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Bethel Park is located in Allegheny County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Park
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,212 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethel Park <3>
• Monroeville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Monroeville is located in Allegheny County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroeville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,393 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroeville <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Monroeville
  • From Moon Run to Monroeville
• Plum
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• West Mifflin
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • West Mifflin is located in Allegheny County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mifflin
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,588 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Mifflin <3>
• Baldwin
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Baldwin is located in Allegheny County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,419 people
• McKeesport
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • McKeesport is located in Allegheny County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKeesport
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,927 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McKeesport <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to McKeesport
  • From Moon Run to McKeesport
• Wilkinsburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Wilkinsburg is located in Allegheny County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinsburg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,186 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilkinsburg <3>
• Franklin Park
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Franklin Park is located in Allegheny County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Park
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,883 people
• Whitehall
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Whitehall is located in Allegheny County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,313 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitehall <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Whitehall
  • From Moon Run to Whitehall

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Moon Run ...

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

Adding Moon Run to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Moon Run 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 (so far) for Moon Run was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Moon Run post office opened in 1891. The Moon Run post office closed in 1969.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Moon Run.