Luxor | |
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Unincorporated community | |
Location within the state of Pennsylvania | |
Coordinates: 40°20′3″N 79°28′41″W / 40.33417°N 79.47806°WCoordinates: 40°20′3″N 79°28′41″W / 40.33417°N 79.47806°W | |
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 |
Luxor is an unincorporated community and coal town in Hempfield Township, 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.