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Welcome to Pittman ...

Pittman is located in Fayette County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pittman, you might consider that their post office opened in 1901.

Pittman is 2,630 feet [802 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Pittman is ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Pittman: 304 & 681<3>

Communities Also Named Pittman ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Pittman - they are located in Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Florida (2), Georgia, Mississippi (2) and Nevada.

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

Communities near Pittman ...

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

  • Beckley
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Oak Hill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Fayetteville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Hinton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Rainelle
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Ansted
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Mount Hope
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Rupert
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Meadow Bridge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Meadow Bridge is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Bridge
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
  • Quinwood
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Quinwood is located in Greenbrier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinwood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pittman ...

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

Adding Pittman to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pittman 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 (so far) for Pittman was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Pittman post office opened in 1901. The Pittman post office closed in 1926.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pittman.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Fayette, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pittman - 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 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Pittman area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Pittman 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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