THE WEST PITTSBURG LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Low Lime Drift Plain setting.
West Pittsburg CDP has 1 square miles of land in Lawrence County. Its Census reference point is in Low Lime Drift Plain, within Erie Drift Plain.
Low rounded hills, glacial moraines, kettles and wetland areas define the Erie Drift Plain. Its terrain is more varied than nearby flatter farming regions and less rugged than the unglaciated plateaus.
Regional context: Erie Drift Plain ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
West Pittsburg and Lawrence County
West Pittsburg is associated with Lawrence County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
West Pittsburg by land and water
The Census records 0.04 square miles of water within West Pittsburg, or 4.2% of its total area. It is 3 percentage points higher than the 1.2% recorded for Lawrence County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, West Pittsburg CDP has 18.8% of the land area of nearby Taylor township (5.32 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.