Pittsburg, Illinois

About Pittsburg

Pittsburg, IL is a tiny community located in southern Illinois counting 561 people who proudly call it home.

Pittsburg holds the status of an incorporated village, one of the most intimate forms of local government in America. The community covers 2.06 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 272 residents per square mile.

📰 Pittsburg News Today

• Man airlifted to hospital following ATV crash in Pittsburg, Ill. KFVS12 · Jun 24
• VIDEO: Crews work to put out fire at Anderson’s Warehouse Furniture in Illinois WPSD Local 6 · Jun 26
• Illinois Native Leo Loucks Earns JR Ironman Round 1 Win The Team Roping Journal · Mar 5
• Larry Gene Woodson of rural Pittsburg Harrisburg Register · Apr 5
• Carolyn Joan Burton Obituary (2026) - Herrin, IL - Johnson-Hughes Funeral Home - Herrin Legacy obituary · Jun 22

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What Makes Pittsburg Unique

• One of 6 places in the US named Pittsburg — but the Illinois one has a character all its own.
• Positioned in southern Illinois, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Illinois — one of 1,461 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 5 miles.

🏫 Schools in Pittsburg

• Lincoln Elem School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

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