Luxor, Pennsylvania

Luxor is an unincorporated community and coal town in Hempfield Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States.

Luxor, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community
Intersection of Bovard Luxor Road and Tipple Row Road in Luxor PA
Luxor, Pennsylvania
Location within the U.S. state of Pennsylvania
Coordinates: 40°20′3″N 79°28′41″W
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyWestmoreland
Elevation
1,089 ft (332 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
15662
GNIS feature ID1180092[1]

History

The town was established by the Jamison Coal and Coke Company to provide housing for employees of its nearby coal mining complex. Jamison's underground bituminous coal mine, known as Luxor or No. 1 Mine, began operations in the 1890s. Served by the Alexandria branch of the Pennsylvania Railroad, it employed 179 persons by 1897. By 1910 the complex included over 400 coking ovens. In the 1940s the Sekora Coal Company operated a strip mine northeast of the old No. 1 mine.[2] Coal mining in Luxor ended in 1972.

Today

Luxor has its own post office, established in 1894,[3] and zip code (15662). The area covered by this zip code has a population of 271 people.[4] The mining company store, which has been demolished, stood near where the post office is now located.

Notable people
  • Houses built for miners
  • Remains of coal tipple
  • At intersection of Bovard Luxor Road and Tipple Row Road

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Luxor, Pennsylvania
  2. "Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania: An Inventory of Historic Engineering and Industrial Sites" (PDF). National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior. 1994. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  3. "Post Offices by Zip Code". Postmaster Finder. US Postal Service. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  4. "ZIP Code 15662". United States Zip Codes. Retrieved 10 October 2018.

See also

Pennsylvania Mine Map Atlas - Pennsylvania State University.


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