Laughlintown, Pennsylvania

Laughlintown, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community
The Compass Inn in Laughlintown
The Compass Inn in Laughlintown
Laughlintown is located in Pennsylvania
Laughlintown
Laughlintown
Coordinates: 40°12′43″N 79°11′52″W / 40.21194°N 79.19778°W / 40.21194; -79.19778
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyWestmoreland
Elevation
1,289 ft (393 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
15655
Area code724
GNIS feature ID1178918[1]

Laughlintown is an unincorporated community that is located in Ligonier Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States.[1] It is located on U.S. Route 30, 3 miles (4.8 km) southeast of Ligonier.

The town is named after a person named Robert Laughlin.

History and demographics

Laughlintown has a post office with ZIP code 15655, which opened on May 16, 1825.[2][3]

It presently has a population of roughly 332, according to the most recent U.S. census, which was completed in 2020.[4]

Notable features

The Compass Inn, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is located in Laughlintown, as are the Rolling Rock Club and The Washington Furnace Inn.[5]

Notes

  1. ^ a b "Laughlintown". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.
  3. ^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved May 22, 2013.
  4. ^ "Zip 15655 (Laughlintown, PA) People". BestPlaces.net. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
  5. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.