West Alexander, Pennsylvania

West Alexander
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Location of West Alexander in Washington County
West Alexander
Location of West Alexander in Pennsylvania
Coordinates: 40°6′15″N 80°30′28″W / 40.10417°N 80.50778°W / 40.10417; -80.50778
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyWashington
Established1796
Area
  Total
0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2)
Population
 (2010)
  Total
604
  Density3,000/sq mi (1,200/km2)
Time zoneUTC-4 (EST)
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (EDT)
Area code724

West Alexander is a census-designated place in Donegal Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania, and formerly a borough in Washington County. Located less than a mile east of the border with West Virginia, the population was 604 at the 2010 census, just short of double the population of 320 recorded in the 2000 Census. The borough was dissolved into surrounding Donegal Township, effective January 1, 2009.