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Welcome to Strabane ...

Strabane is located in Washington County<1>.


We aren't confident of the location of Strabane, so consider the above location to be an estimate.<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Strabane, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1849.

Strabane is 1,070 feet [326 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The ZIP code for Strabane: 15363<4>

Websites for Strabane ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.washcochamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Strabane, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Strabane ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Strabane - they are located in North Carolina and Ontario.

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

Communities near Strabane ...

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

  • Pittsburgh
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Bethel Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel Park have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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 <5>
  • West Mifflin
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Mifflin have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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 <5>
  • Baldwin
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baldwin have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Whitehall
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Washington
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jefferson Hills
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Hills
    • Jefferson Hills is located in Allegheny County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,136 people
    • Jefferson Hills has also been known as:
    • Jefferson
  • Munhall
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Brentwood
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Strabane ...

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

Adding Strabane to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Strabane post office opened in 1849.

We also found Strabane in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Strabane.

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

The official website for Washington County: www.co.washington.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 Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Strabane - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Strabane). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Strabane or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<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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