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History · North Washington

North Washington’s post office opened in 1909, and 56% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1910 on.

1909first post office
0on the National Register
56%homes built before 1940
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How North Washington began

When was North Washington founded?

1909

The North Washington post office opened in 1909, the earliest record of the town by name.

117 years
Founding year: the first North Washington post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about North Washington’s past

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A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of North Washington are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of North Washington’s homes were built before 1938.On the map since 19104 editions of the USGS map, 1910 to 1972. Watch North Washington change.
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The story so far

North Washington, in brief

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

North Washington is an unincorporated community in Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States. The community is located at the intersection of state routes 38 and 138, 13.5 miles (21.7 km) north-northeast of Butler. North Washington has a post office with ZIP code 16048.

Its first post office opened in 1909.

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

On the map

North Washington on the map, 1910 to 1972

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of North Washington. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

North Washington on the 1910 USGS mapNorth Washington on the 1944 USGS mapNorth Washington on the 1963 USGS mapNorth Washington on the 1972 USGS map1910Hilliards sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of North Washington.

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Questions about North Washington’s history

What year was North Washington founded?

The North Washington post office opened in 1909, 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 U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.