Langeloth, PA

Langeloth is a Washington County census-designated place in Smith Township where the 2020 census counted 659 residents. It began as a coal company town and later grew around the American Zinc and Chemical operation, which included a zinc smelter, acid plant, residue mill, and onsite coal mining. The industrial site gave the settlement its streets and its working schedule, while ZIP code 15054 places it in the Burgettstown area of southwestern Pennsylvania.

Langeloth Metallurgical, now part of Centerra Gold, remains the community's largest employer, keeping metal processing in the local story even as the surrounding hills have moved beyond their coal-era peak. Burgettstown and Washington County supply broader shopping, services, and school connections. The settlement's industrial past is visible in its company-town layout. Burgettstown Area School District serves local students, and Burgetts Fork runs along the industrial area before reaching the Ohio River. Langeloth's map is compact but layered: company housing, rail-and-road movement, schools, and a long industrial corridor tucked into Washington County.