Pittsburg, Florida

Pittsburg is a town in southern Polk County, Florida, United States, at Latitude 27.65361 and Longitude: -81.50278, named for the industrial heritage of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Its elevation is 105 feet (32 m). It was mostly known for phosphate mining and a heavy industry rail spur (since abandoned), used mainly for transporting phosphates and cattle. It is approximately five miles (8 km) north of Avon Park.

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Municipalities and communities of Polk County, Florida, United States

County seat: Bartow

Cities

• Auburndale
• Bartow
• Davenport
• Eagle Lake
• Fort Meade
• Frostproof
• Haines City
• Lake Alfred
• Lakeland
• Lake Wales
• Mulberry
• Polk City
• Winter Haven

Towns

• Dundee
• Hillcrest Heights
• Lake Hamilton

Village

• Highland Park

CDPs

• Alturas
• Babson Park
• Bradley Junction
• Combee Settlement
• Crooked Lake Park
• Crystal Lake
• Cypress Gardens
• Four Corners‡
• Fuller Heights
• Fussels Corner
• Grenelefe
• Highland City
• Homeland
• Indian Lake Estates
• Inwood
• Jan Phyl Village
• Kathleen
• Lakeland Highlands
• Loughman
• Medulla
• Poinciana‡
• Wahneta
• Waverly
• Willow Oak

Unincorporated
communities

• Eaton Park
• Gibsonia
• Lakeshore
• Mountain Lake
• Nalcrest
• Nichols
• Pittsburg
• River Ranch
• Socrum
• Sun Ray
• Winston

Ghost towns

• Acton
• Agricola
• Bareah
• Brewster
• Green Pond
• Sumica

Footnotes

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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27°39′14″N 81°30′09″W / 27.65389°N 81.50250°W / 27.65389; -81.50250