Pittsburg is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...

in Hickory County,

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, United States. It is located approximately ten miles south of Hermitage on Route 64. The community lies on the shores of

Pomme de Terre Lake Pomme de Terre Lake is located in southwest Missouri at the confluence of Lindley Creek and the Pomme de Terre River (for which it is named). The lake is located in southern Hickory and northern Polk counties, about north of Springfield. It ...

. The ZIP Code for Pittsburg is 65724.

History

A post office called Pittsburg has been in operation since 1846. Pittsburg was named for the Pitts family of early settlers.

References

Unincorporated communities in Hickory County, Missouri Unincorporated communities in Missouri {{HickoryCountyMO-geo-stub