Pittsburg, Kansas

Pittsburg, Kansas
City
View of downtown Pittsburg (2017)
Location within Crawford County and Kansas
KDOT map of Crawford County (legend)
Coordinates: 37°24′39″N 94°41′54″W / 37.41083°N 94.69833°W / 37.41083; -94.69833[1]
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	Crawford
Founded	1876
Incorporated	1880
Named for	Pittsburgh
Government
• Type	Commission/Manager
• Mayor	Stu Hite[2]
• City Manager	Daron Hall[3]
Area [4]
• Total	13.16 sq mi (34.09 km2)
• Land	13.06 sq mi (33.84 km2)
• Water	0.10 sq mi (0.25 km2)
Elevation [1]	925 ft (282 m)
Population  (2020)[5][6]
• Total	20,646
• Density	1,600/sq mi (610/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	66762
Area code	620
FIPS code	20-56025
GNIS ID	485643[1]
Website	pittks.org

Pittsburg is a city in Crawford County, Kansas, United States,^[1] located in southeast Kansas near the Missouri state border. It is the most populous city in Crawford County and southeast Kansas. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 20,646.^[5][6] It is the home of Pittsburg State University.