Youngwood is a borough in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States.

Woods took his own family name and combined it with his maternal grandfather's name, which was Young.

[2] Youngwood owes its existence to the Southwest Branch of the Pennsylvania Railroad, which ran from Greensburg south to Uniontown and Fairchance.

[3] The year 1902 was also the date of Youngwood's railroad station, which still stands on Depot Street.

Youngwood is almost entirely surrounded by Hempfield Township; the only other border is with New Stanton to the southwest.

The Main Campus of Westmoreland County Community College is located in Youngwood.