Welcome to Canonsburg ...

Canonsburg is located in Washington County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Canonsburg, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1803.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Canonsburg has a population of 8,782 people<2> (see below for details).

Canonsburg is 1,040 feet [317 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Canonsburg lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Websites for Canonsburg ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.washcochamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Canonsburg, the following might be of interest:

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Canonsburg had an population of 8,782 people. This is a decrease of 2.34% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 2.03% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Canonsburg had a population of 8,992 people. This makes Canonsburg the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Canonsburg represents 0.07% of the total population of Pennsylvania (which has 12,702,379 people), making it the state's 79th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 8,992 people, the population of Canonsburg increased 4.47% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 8,607 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Canonsburg.

Communities near Canonsburg ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Canonsburg.

• Pittsburgh
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburgh
  • Pittsburgh is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 299,226 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittsburgh <4>
• Bethel Park
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Park
  • Bethel Park is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,212 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethel Park <4>
• West Mifflin
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Mifflin have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mifflin
  • West Mifflin is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,588 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Mifflin <4>
• Baldwin
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baldwin have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
  • Baldwin is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,419 people
• McKeesport
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKeesport
  • McKeesport is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,927 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McKeesport <4>
• Whitehall
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
  • Whitehall is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,313 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitehall <4>
• Washington
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
  • Washington is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,249 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <4>
• Jefferson Hills
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Hills
  • Jefferson Hills is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,136 people
  • Jefferson Hills has also been known as:
  • Jefferson
• Munhall
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munhall
  • Munhall is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,930 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Munhall <4>
• Brentwood
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood
  • Brentwood is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,203 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brentwood <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Canonsburg. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Canonsburg.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Canonsburg. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Canonsburg.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Canonsburg. Our list includes 10 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Canonsburg.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Canonsburg ...

Looking for more information about Canonsburg? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Canonsburg, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Canonsburg.

Adding Canonsburg to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Canonsburg in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Canonsburg was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (1803).

We also found Canonsburg in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Canonsburg.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Canonsburg. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Washington County: www.co.washington.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/