Pittsburg, Kansas

Pittsburg, Kansas
City
Aerial view of downtown Pittsburg (2017)
Location within Crawford County and Kansas
KDOT map of Crawford County (legend)
Coordinates: 37°24′45″N 94°41′54″W / 37.41250°N 94.69833°W / 37.41250; -94.69833[1]
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	Crawford
Founded	1876
Incorporated	1880
Named for	Pittsburgh*
Government
• Type	Commission/Manager
Area [2]
• Total	13.17 sq mi (34.12 km2)
• Land	13.08 sq mi (33.87 km2)
• Water	0.10 sq mi (0.25 km2)
Elevation [1]	925 ft (282 m)
Population  (2020)[3]
• Total	20,646
• Density	1,600/sq mi (610/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	66762
Area code	620
FIPS code	20-56025
GNIS ID	485643[1]
Website	pittks.org

Pittsburg is a city in Crawford County, Kansas, United States.^[1] It is in Southeast Kansas near the Missouri state border. It is the biggest city in Crawford County and southeast Kansas. In 2020, 20,646 people lived there.^[3]

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pittsburg, Kansas
2. ↑ Cite error: The named reference CenPopGazetteer2020 was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} "QuickFacts: Pittsburg city, Kansas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 21, 2023.