Luxor, Pennsylvania

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Luxor
Unincorporated community

Luxor Location within the state of Pennsylvania
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Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Westmoreland
Elevation	1,089 ft (332 m)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP codes	15662
GNIS feature ID	1180092^[1]

Luxor is an unincorporated community and coal town in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States, built by the Jamison Coal and Coke Company built to provide housing for workers of their No. 1 mine dating from the 1890s. Coal mining in the town ended in 1972.

Notable people

Mike Sebastian - former halfback in the National Football League and second American Football League
Steve Sundra, former Major League Baseball pitcher and 1939 World Series Champion

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Luxor, Pennsylvania

v t e Municipalities and communities of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States
County seat: Greensburg
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Ghost towns	Cokeville West Overton
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