Pittsburg, Florida

Pittsburg is a town in southern Polk County, Florida, United States, at Latitude 27.65361 and Longitude: -81.50278, named for the industrial heritage of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Its elevation is 105 feet (32 m). It was mostly known for phosphate mining and a heavy industry rail spur (since abandoned), used mainly for transporting phosphates and cattle. It is approximately five miles (8 km) north of Avon Park.

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27°39′14″N 81°30′09″W / 27.65389°N 81.50250°W / 27.65389; -81.50250

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Polk County, Florida, United States
County seat: Bartow
Cities	Auburndale Bartow Davenport Eagle Lake Fort Meade Frostproof Haines City Lake Alfred Lakeland Lake Wales Mulberry Polk City Winter Haven
Towns	Dundee Hillcrest Heights Lake Hamilton
Village	Highland Park
CDPs	Alturas Babson Park Bradley Junction Combee Settlement Crooked Lake Park Crystal Lake Cypress Gardens Four Corners‡ Fuller Heights Fussels Corner Grenelefe Highland City Homeland Indian Lake Estates Inwood Jan Phyl Village Kathleen Lakeland Highlands Loughman Medulla Poinciana‡ Wahneta Waverly Willow Oak
Unincorporated communities	Eaton Park Gibsonia Lakeshore Mountain Lake Nalcrest Nichols Pittsburg River Ranch Socrum Sun Ray Winston
Ghost towns	Acton Agricola Bareah Brewster Green Pond Sumica
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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