Pittsburg is an unincorporated community and coal town in Laurel County, Kentucky.

It was named for the industrial heritage of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

[2] On November 14, 2007, an EF0 tornado struck Pittsburg, traveling northwest from Bernstadt.

[3] Pittsburg is on Kentucky Route 6260, with a terminus at Hal Rogers Parkway near London.

This Laurel County, Kentucky state location article is a stub.