Pennsylvania · 51 covered places · 54 ZIP codes
Plumbers in Westmoreland County, PA
We cover 51 cities and towns in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, across 54 ZIP codes, including Greensburg, Irwin, New Kensington. About 313,000 people live in those ZIP codes. 45% of the homes were built before 1960, so galvanized pipe and old cast iron drains are common.
| Year built | Share of homes |
|---|---|
| Before 1940 | 20% |
| 1940–1959 | 26% |
| 1960–1979 | 27% |
| 1980–1999 | 17% |
| 2000 or later | 11% |
Share of housing units in the covered ZIP codes. Census ACS 2023 5-year estimates.
| Place | Residents in covered ZIPs | Built before 1960 |
|---|---|---|
| Greensburg | 55,670 | 36% |
| Irwin | 46,727 | 35% |
| New Kensington | 36,068 | 53% |
| Latrobe | 27,367 | 51% |
| Jeannette | 18,675 | 58% |
| Mount Pleasant | 15,420 | 50% |
| Murrysville | 14,477 | 22% |
| Vandergrift | 9,359 | 67% |
| Export | 8,886 | 31% |
| Trafford | 8,123 | 58% |
What goes wrong in Westmoreland County homes
Pre-1960 homes: galvanized pipe and cast iron
45% of homes in Westmoreland County's covered ZIP codes were built before 1960, 20% of them before 1940. Houses that old often still have galvanized steel supply lines that rust closed from the inside, and cast iron or clay sewer pipe that cracks and lets roots in. Weak pressure at upstairs fixtures, brown water after a shutoff and slow drains are the usual clues. Typical fixes are whole-house repiping and a sewer camera inspection.
Natural gas in most homes
67% of occupied homes here heat with utility gas, so gas water heaters, ranges and dryers are common. That means gas line extensions for new appliances, flexible connector replacements and venting checks when a water heater is swapped. If you smell gas, leave first and call the gas utility from outside. See gas line repair.
Oil-heated homes
11% of occupied homes here heat with fuel oil, far above the national norm. Many of them make hot water with a tankless coil inside the boiler, which runs the boiler all summer. Plumbers often replace the coil with an indirect tank or a standalone water heater when the boiler is serviced or replaced.
Long, hard winters
72% of homes here were built before 1980, when pipes were more often run through exterior walls and uninsulated crawl spaces. In a long Pennsylvania winter those are the lines that freeze and split. See frozen and burst pipe repair.
Common plumbing work in Westmoreland County
Other covered towns in Westmoreland County
- Adamsburg (1 ZIP)
- Arona (1 ZIP)
- Avonmore (1 ZIP)
- Bolivar (1 ZIP)
- Bradenville (1 ZIP)
- Calumet (1 ZIP)
- Crabtree (1 ZIP)
- Delmont (1 ZIP)
- Derry (1 ZIP)
- Donegal (1 ZIP)
- East Vandergrift (1 ZIP)
- Export (1 ZIP)
- Grapeville (1 ZIP)
- Greensburg (3 ZIPs)
- Harrison City (1 ZIP)
- Herminie (1 ZIP)
- Hostetter (1 ZIP)
- Hunker (1 ZIP)
- Irwin (1 ZIP)
- Jeannette (1 ZIP)
- Latrobe (1 ZIP)
- Laughlintown (1 ZIP)
- Loyalhanna (1 ZIP)
- Madison (1 ZIP)
- Mammoth (1 ZIP)
- Manor (1 ZIP)
- Monessen (1 ZIP)
- Mount Pleasant (1 ZIP)
- Murrysville (1 ZIP)
- New Alexandria (1 ZIP)
- New Florence (1 ZIP)
- New Kensington (2 ZIPs)
- New Stanton (1 ZIP)
- Norvelt (1 ZIP)
- Penn (1 ZIP)
- Pricedale (1 ZIP)
- Ruffs Dale (1 ZIP)
- Scottdale (1 ZIP)
- Slickville (1 ZIP)
- Smithton (1 ZIP)
- Southwest (1 ZIP)
- Sutersville (1 ZIP)
- Trafford (1 ZIP)
- United (1 ZIP)
- Vandergrift (1 ZIP)
- Webster (1 ZIP)
- West Newton (1 ZIP)
- Wyano (1 ZIP)
- Youngstown (1 ZIP)
- Youngwood (1 ZIP)
- Yukon (1 ZIP)
Westmoreland County plumbing FAQ
Which towns in Westmoreland County do you cover?
51 places: Adamsburg, Arona, Avonmore, Bolivar, Bradenville, Calumet, Crabtree, Delmont, Derry, Donegal, East Vandergrift, Export, Grapeville, Greensburg, Harrison City, Herminie, Hostetter, Hunker, Irwin, Jeannette, Latrobe, Laughlintown, Loyalhanna, Madison, Mammoth, Manor, Monessen, Mount Pleasant, Murrysville, New Alexandria, New Florence, New Kensington, New Stanton, Norvelt, Penn, Pricedale, Ruffs Dale, Scottdale, Slickville, Smithton, Southwest, Sutersville, Trafford, United, Vandergrift, Webster, West Newton, Wyano, Youngstown, Youngwood, Yukon. Enter your ZIP code to confirm coverage for your street.
How old are homes in Westmoreland County?
Across the covered ZIP codes, Census estimates put 45% of homes as built before 1960, 27% from 1960 to 1979, 17% from 1980 to 1999 and 11% in 2000 or later.
Who licenses plumbers in Westmoreland County, PA?
Pennsylvania has no statewide plumbing license; Philadelphia, Allegheny County and other municipalities license plumbers, and home improvement contractors register with the Attorney General.
Housing and heating figures are US Census Bureau ACS 2023 5-year estimates for the ZIP code areas we cover in Westmoreland County, combined across places and weighted by housing units. Some ZIP codes extend into neighboring counties.
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