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Latrobe, PA Road Trips

Plan drives from Latrobe, PA with practical route pages for distance, drive time, fuel cost, road character, and places to stop along the way.

Downtown Latrobe, PA, PA

Photo: Haneul Trac

Trip Routes

4

Longest Drive

257.6 mi

Philadelphia, PA

Quickest Drive

42m

Ardara, PA

Plan Around Latrobe, PA

Popular Incoming Routes

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Continue From Latrobe, PA

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Latrobe, PA by the Numbers

Recent demographic snapshot from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey.

Population

8,002

Median Income

$55,168

Median Home Value

$140,600

Median Age

43.9

Source: US Census Bureau ACS 5-year (public domain). See our methodology for details.

Latrobe, PA at a Glance

Founded

1852

Elevation

997 ft

Area

2 mi²

Notable People from Latrobe, PA

A sampling of people born in Latrobe, PA.

Fred Rogers

Fred Rogers

1928–2003

American television personality (1928–2003)

Arnold Palmer

Arnold Palmer

1929–2016

American golfer (1929–2016)

Francis J. Harvey

Francis J. Harvey

1943

former secretary of the United States Army

Regis Canevin

Regis Canevin

1853–1927

Catholic archbishop (1853-1927)

Jo Ann Evansgardner

1925–2010

American psychologist and social activist

Chris Lightcap

Chris Lightcap

1971

American jazz instrumentalist

Walt Corey

1938–2022

American football player and coach (1938–2022)

Landmarks & Historic Sites

Attractions and heritage-registered places located in Latrobe, PA.

Latrobe station

Latrobe station

train station in Latrobe, Pennsylvania

National Register of Historic Places listed place

City data from Wikidata (Q969307), available under CC0. Photos from Wikimedia Commons under their respective licenses. See our methodology for details.

Traveler Guide to Latrobe, PA

Latrobe is a city in the Laurel Highlands of Pennsylvania.

Latrobe's history isn't limited to its coal mining and industrial heritage. This small city is home to the invention of the banana split ice cream treat, the first openly professional American football players, and the birthplaces of golfer Arnold Palmer and children's television titan Mr. (Fred) Rogers.

Great American Banana Split Celebration. Latrobe is the home of the banana split. (updated Apr 2018)

Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT IATA) is a common way to get in. The Pittsburgh airport is about an hour to an hour in a half away from Latrobe. Many airlines fly in and out of Pittsburgh including Air Canada, American, Delta, JetBlue, Southwest, and United. 1 Arnold Palmer Regional Airport (LBE IATA). The airport closest to Latrobe, is found in the surrounding township of Unity. Spirit Airlines is the only carrier to fly in and out of this airport. 2 Latrobe railway station, 329 McKinley Ave. (updated May 2020) Amtrak, ☏ +1 215-856-7924, toll-free: +1-800-872-7245. Operates trains throughout the United States of America. (updated Dec 2020) Route stopping at Latrobe: Pennsylvanian operates daily between Pittsburgh and New York City with stops in Greensburg, Latrobe, Johnstown, Altoona, Huntingdon, Lewistown, Harrisburg, Elizabethtown, Lancaster, Exton, Paoli, Philadelphia, Trenton, and Newark.

Travel tips adapted from Latrobe (Pennsylvania) on Wikivoyage, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Content summarized; visit the source for the full article. See our methodology for how we use it.

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