Laughlintown, Pennsylvania
{{short description|Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
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|timezone = Eastern (EST)
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|postal_code = 15655
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Laughlintown is an unincorporated community that is located in Ligonier Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States.{{cite gnis|1178918|Laughlintown}} It is located on U.S. Route 30, {{convert|3|mi|km}} southeast of Ligonier.
The town is named after a person named Robert Laughlin.
History and demographics
Laughlintown has a post office with ZIP code 15655, which opened on May 16, 1825.{{cite web|url=http://tools.usps.com/go/ZipLookupAction!input.action|title=USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code|access-date=2012-02-15|author=United States Postal Service|year=2012}}{{cite web|title=Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code|url=http://webpmt.usps.gov/pmt008.cfm|publisher=United States Postal Service|access-date=May 22, 2013}}
It presently has a population of roughly 332, according to the most recent U.S. census, which was completed in 2020.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bestplaces.net/people/zip-code/pennsylvania/laughlintown/15655|title=Zip 15655 (Laughlintown, PA) People|website=BestPlaces.net|access-date=2020-01-17}}
Notable features
The Compass Inn, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is located in Laughlintown, as are the Rolling Rock Club and The Washington Furnace Inn.{{NRISref|2010a}}
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Category:Unincorporated communities in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania