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Welcome to West Pittsburg ...

West Pittsburg is located in Lawrence County<1>.

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.<2>.

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

Area Codes for West Pittsburg: 724 & 878<3>

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)
  • New Castle
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • 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 <4>
  • Beaver Falls
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • 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 <4>
  • Hubbard
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hubbard have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>
  • Ellwood City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Columbiana
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • 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.<5> 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 <4>
  • Monaca
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)

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.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Lawrence, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around West Pittsburg - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 724 code has been Overlayed with the 878 area code. New phone numbers in the West Pittsburg area will be assigned with one of these codes: 724 or 878. As a result, placing a call in the West Pittsburg area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/