Pittsburg, Oregon
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| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Columbia |
| Elevation | 584 ft (178 m) |
| Time zone | Pacific (PST) (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| ZIP code | 97064 |
| Area code(s) | 503 and 971 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1125453[1] |
Pittsburg is an unincorporated community in Columbia County, Oregon, United States. Pittsburg is located on the Nehalem River near its confluence with the East Fork Nehalem River. The Scappose-Vernonia road and the St. Helens-Pittsburg road join Oregon Route 47 near Pittsburg.[2] Pittsburg's elevation is 584 feet (178 m).[1]
Pittsburg was named by early area resident Peter Brous, who settled there in 1879 and built a sawmill and a gristmill.[3] Brous named the community for Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, having formerly lived in that state.[3] The Oregon post office was established with the name "Pittsburgh" on April 17, 1879, with Brous as the postmaster.[3] The name was changed to "Pittsburg" in 1892 and the post office was discontinued in 1908.[3]
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pittsburg
- ↑ Oregon Transportation Map: Columbia County
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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