Bobtown is an unincorporated coal town and census-designated place (CDP) in Greene County, Pennsylvania, United States.

[4] Bobtown was founded by the Shannopin Coal Co in the 1920s to provide housing for miners who worked in the company's mine which was located nearby.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 0.63 square miles (1.64 km2), all land.

[8] The explosion killed contractor Ian McKee, a field service technician for Cameron International, and slightly injured another worker.

[9] Chevron representatives distributed pizza coupons to residents as compensation for traffic caused by emergency responders and press.