Welcome to West Brownsville ...

West Brownsville is located in Washington County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Brownsville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1850.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, West Brownsville has a population of 960 people<2> (see below for details).

West Brownsville is 900 feet [274 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, West Brownsville had an population of 960 people. This is a decrease of 3.23% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 10.7% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, West Brownsville had a population of 992 people. This makes West Brownsville the county's 17th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 992 people, the population of West Brownsville decreased 7.72% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,075 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for West Brownsville.

Websites for West Brownsville ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.washcochamber.com/

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

Communities near West Brownsville ...

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

• Jefferson Hills
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • 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
• Uniontown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
  • Uniontown is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,632 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Uniontown <4>
• Connellsville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connellsville
  • Connellsville is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,288 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Connellsville <4>
• Monessen
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monessen have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monessen
  • Monessen is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,176 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monessen <4>
• Clairton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clairton
  • Clairton is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,497 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clairton <4>
• Donora
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donora
  • Donora is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,546 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Donora <4>
• Mount Pleasant
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,186 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Pleasant <4>
• Monongahela
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monongahela have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monongahela
  • Monongahela is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,090 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monongahela <4>
• Scottdale
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scottdale have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottdale
  • Scottdale is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,060 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottdale <4>
• Charleroi
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleroi
  • Charleroi is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,887 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charleroi <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 West Brownsville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Brownsville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Brownsville ...

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

Adding West Brownsville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of West Brownsville 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 West Brownsville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the West Brownsville post office opened in 1850.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for West Brownsville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for West Brownsville. 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/