Welcome to West Middlesex ...

West Middlesex is located in Mercer County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Middlesex, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1839.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, West Middlesex has a population of 803 people<3> (see below for details).

West Middlesex is 900 feet [274 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Area codes for West Middlesex: (724) and (874)<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, West Middlesex had an population of 803 people. This is a decrease of 6.95% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 13.56% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, West Middlesex had a population of 863 people. This makes West Middlesex the county's 9th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 863 people, the population of West Middlesex decreased 7.1% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 929 people).

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

Communities near West Middlesex ...

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

• Youngstown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngstown
  • Youngstown is located in Mahoning County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 63,828 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Youngstown <6>
• Warren
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
  • Warren is located in Trumbull County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,479 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warren <6>
• New Castle
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 <6>
• Niles
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niles
  • Niles is located in Trumbull County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,050 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Niles <6>
• Struthers
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Struthers
  • Struthers is located in Mahoning County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,039 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Struthers <6>
• Girard
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Girard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
  • Girard is located in Trumbull County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,159 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Girard <6>
• Campbell
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
  • Campbell is located in Mahoning County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,733 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campbell <6>
• Grove City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove City
  • Grove City is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,648 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grove City <6>
• Hubbard
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hubbard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard
  • Hubbard is located in Trumbull County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,369 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hubbard <6>
• Canfield
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield
  • Canfield is located in Mahoning County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,141 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canfield <6>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Middlesex ...

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

Adding West Middlesex to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the West Middlesex post office opened in 1839.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for West Middlesex. 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 State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/