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History · Pittman

Pittman’s post office opened in 1884

Most of Pittman was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1997.

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How Pittman began

When was Pittman founded?

1884

The Pittman post office opened in 1884, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 227142 years
Founding year: the first Pittman post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Pittman’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

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Pittman, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Pittman yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Pittman is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Lake County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 census, Pittman had a population of 227. It is part of the Orlando–Kissimmee Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Its first post office opened in 1884. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 180 to 227 (+26%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Pittman, decade by decade

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Places that used to be

Lost post offices

Pittman had its own post office from 1884 to 1925.

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US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Questions about Pittman’s history

What year was Pittman founded?

The Pittman post office opened in 1884, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (6), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.