Welcome to West Pittsburg ...

West Pittsburg is located in Lawrence County<1>.

The location of West Pittsburg 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 Pittsburg, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1902.

A typical abbreviation for West Pittsburg: W. Pittsburg

West Pittsburg is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for West Pittsburg: (724) and (874)<4>

Communities Also Named West Pittsburg ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named West Pittsburg - they are located in California and Ohio.

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

Communities near West Pittsburg ...

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

• Youngstown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 <5>
• New Castle
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • 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 <5>
• Struthers
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 <5>
• Beaver Falls
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Falls
  • Beaver Falls is located in Beaver County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,255 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaver Falls <5>
• Campbell
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 <5>
• Hubbard
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 <5>
• Ellwood City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 <5>
• Columbiana
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbiana
  • Columbiana is located in Columbiana County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,284 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbiana <5>
• New Brighton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Brighton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Brighton
  • New Brighton is located in Beaver County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,622 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Brighton <5>
• Monaca
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monaca
  • Monaca is located in Beaver County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,364 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monaca <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Pittsburg ...

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

Adding West Pittsburg to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the West Pittsburg post office opened in 1902.

We also found West Pittsburg on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lawrence County: www.co.lawrence.pa.us/

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