Armbrust is an unincorporated community in Hempfield Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States.[1] The community is located along Pennsylvania Route 819 1.8 miles (2.9 km) southeast of Youngwood. Armbrust has a post office with ZIP code 15616, which opened on June 25, 1856.[2][3]

Armbrust, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community
Armbrust
Coordinates: 40°13′25″N 79°33′04″W
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Westmoreland
Elevation	968 ft (295 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	15616
Area code	724
GNIS feature ID	1168397[1]

Armbrust got its name from a Post Master with the last name of Armbrust in the late 1880s, before that it was known as Weaver's Old Stand.^{[citation needed]} However, Central (aka Feightner) Cemetery, located two miles north, contains 29 gravestones with the surname Armbrust. The oldest (based on date of death) is that of Margaret G. Armbrust, who died in 1895.[4] Census records for the year 1900 show numerous people with the surname Armbrust living nearby in Hempfield Township.[5]

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  Entrance sign, Central (aka Feightner) Cemetery, Armbrust Rd., PA Route 819, Hempfield Township
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  Armbrust family grave marker, 1902
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  Armbrust family grave marker, 1905
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  Armbrust family grave marker, 1907

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