West Alexander | |
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 Main Street | |
 Location of West Alexander in Washington County | |
  West Alexander Location of West Alexander in Pennsylvania | |
| Coordinates: 40°6′15″N 80°30′28″W / 40.10417°N 80.50778°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Washington |
| Established | 1796 |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 604 |
| • Density | 3,000/sq mi (1,200/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (EDT) |
| Area code | 724 |
West Alexander is a census-designated place in Donegal Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania, and formerly a borough in Washington County. Located less than a mile east of the border with West Virginia, the population was 604 at the 2010 census, just short of double the population of 320 recorded in the 2000 Census. The borough was dissolved into surrounding Donegal Township, effective January 1, 2009.[1][2]
- ^ Gazarik, Richard (February 11, 2013). "Pa. communities often turn to merger or consolidation to ease financial strains". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review TribLive. Archived from the original on September 15, 2014. Retrieved September 15, 2014.
- ^ "Flood Insurance Study, Washington County, Pennsylvania" (PDF). Federal Emergency Management Agency. October 25, 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 15, 2014. Retrieved September 15, 2014.