Welcome to Whitaker ...

Whitaker is located in Allegheny County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Whitaker, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1904.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Whitaker has a population of 1,235 people<3> (see below for details).

Whitaker is 1,010 feet [308 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Whitaker had an population of 1,235 people. This is a decrease of 2.83% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 7.7% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Whitaker had a population of 1,271 people. This makes Whitaker the county's 70th most populous community.

The population of Whitaker represents 0.01% of the total population of Pennsylvania (which has 12,702,379 people), making it the state's 544th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,271 people, the population of Whitaker decreased 5.01% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,338 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Whitaker.

Communities Also Named Whitaker ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Whitaker - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Maryland, Mississippi, Oregon, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Whitaker ...

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

• Pittsburgh
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburgh
  • Pittsburgh is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 299,226 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittsburgh <5>
• Bethel Park
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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>
• Monroeville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroeville
  • Monroeville is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,393 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroeville <5>
• Plum
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plum have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum
  • Plum is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,993 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plum <5>
• Murrysville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrysville
  • Murrysville is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,446 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murrysville <5>
• Baldwin
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baldwin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKeesport
  • McKeesport is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,927 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McKeesport <5>
• Franklin Park
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Park
  • Franklin Park is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,883 people
• Greensburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
  • Greensburg is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,082 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greensburg <5>
• Whitehall
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
  • Whitehall is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,313 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitehall <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 Whitaker. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Whitaker.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Whitaker ...

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

Adding Whitaker to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Whitaker 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 Whitaker was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Whitaker in the book titled .<6> From that list, the Whitaker post office opened in 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Whitaker.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Allegheny County: www.county.allegheny.pa.us/

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