Hopwood is a census-designated place (CDP) in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States.

U.S. Route 40 Business (National Pike) runs through the center of Hopwood and forms the border between North and South Union townships.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Hopwood CDP has a total area of 1.89 square miles (4.89 km2), all land.

The Battle of Jumonville Glen, a skirmish which helped to start the French and Indian War,[9] was fought near Hopwood[10] on May 28, 1754.

[14][15] Before the sport was banned, In 1914 and 1915, hill-climb races were held up the nearby Summit Mountain.

[17] In 1816 President Monroe was a guest at the Hopwood-Miller Tavern, then known as the Moses Hopwood House.

[18] Other important buildings include the Barnes Estate, the Summit Inn, and the former Soldiers Orphan's School, a post-Civil War orphan school which is the current property of the Jumonville Camp & Retreat Center.