Welcome to Dormont ...

Dormont is located in Allegheny County<1>.

The location of Dormont has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dormont, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1907.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Dormont has a population of 8,282 people<3> (see below for details).

Dormont is 1,230 feet [375 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Websites for Dormont ...

Official Website: www.boro.dormont.pa.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Dormont had an population of 8,282 people. This is a decrease of 3.62% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 10.99% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Dormont had a population of 8,593 people. This makes Dormont the county's 15th most populous community.

The population of Dormont represents 0.07% of the population of Pennsylvania (which has 12,702,379 people), making it the state's 89th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 8,593 people, the population of Dormont decreased 7.65% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 9,305 people).

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

Communities near Dormont ...

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

• Monroeville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroeville
  • Monroeville is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,393 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroeville <5>
• Plum
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plum have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum
  • Plum is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,993 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plum <5>
• West Mifflin
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Mifflin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <5>
• Murrysville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrysville
  • Murrysville is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,446 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murrysville <5>
• McKeesport
  (10 miles [16.1 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 <5>
• Wilkinsburg
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilkinsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinsburg
  • Wilkinsburg is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,186 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilkinsburg <5>
• Franklin Park
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Park
  • Franklin Park is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,883 people
• Washington
  (18 miles [29 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 <5>
• New Kensington
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Kensington
  • New Kensington is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,188 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Kensington <5>
• Jefferson Hills
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • 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

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 Dormont. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dormont.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Dormont. 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 Dormont.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Dormont. See our Newspapers Page for Dormont.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dormont ...

Looking for more information about Dormont? 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 Dormont, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Dormont.

Adding Dormont to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dormont 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 Dormont was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Dormont post office opened in 1907.

We also found Dormont on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Pennsylvania (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dormont.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Dormont: www.boro.dormont.pa.us/

The official website for Allegheny County: www.county.allegheny.pa.us/

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