Pennsylvania · Census place 4287232

Youngwood, Pennsylvania

Youngwood is a borough in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania with an estimated 2,906 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 330th largest of 597 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024
2,906
#330 of 597 in Pennsylvania
Change since 2020
-2.1%
-62 people
Land area
1.9 sq mi
Density
1,514 / sq mi
State median 3,911
Orange pin: Youngwood. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Harrisburg.

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Youngwood population, 2020 to 2024

Youngwood lost 62 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -2.1%. In the latest year it moved by -7.

2,96820202,95320212,92620222,91320232,9062024
July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 2,973. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

Youngwood covers 1.92 square miles of land, for 1,514 people per square mile of land. The median Pennsylvania place of 5,000+ has 3,911, so Youngwood is less dense than the typical town.

What county Youngwood is in

All of Youngwood's residents live in Westmoreland County, which had 350,935 residents in 2024. Youngwood holds 0.8% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in Youngwood

2 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) overlap Youngwood by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the borough's land: 15601, 15697. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a borough that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.

Where Youngwood is

The Census internal point of Youngwood is at 40.244300, -79.580700. Harrisburg, the capital, is 142.2 miles E in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Greensburg, PA (14,586 people), 5.0 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Pittsburgh, PA, 24.8 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal
40.244300, -79.580700
DMS
40°14'39.48"N 79°34'50.52"W
UTM
17N 620720.2E 4455838.8N
Geohash
dppkvn705
Plus code
87G26CV9+PP

Daylight in Youngwood

At 40.24° N, Youngwood gets about 15 h 03 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 18 min around the December solstice, a swing of 5 h 44 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near Youngwood

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Pennsylvania, measured between internal points. The closest is New Stanton, 2.1 miles away, with 2,311 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Youngwood, PA?

2,906 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 62 (2.1%) from 2,968 in July 2020.

What county is Youngwood in?

Westmoreland County. All of its residents live in that county.

What ZIP codes cover Youngwood?

2 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap it by at least 10% of either area: 15601, 15697.

How far is Youngwood from Harrisburg?

142.2 miles (228.9 km) in a straight line, heading E from Youngwood.

What is the nearest larger city to Youngwood?

Greensburg, PA, with 14,586 residents, 5.0 miles away between internal points.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
  3. 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
  4. 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.