Swissvale, Pennsylvania

Swissvale, Pennsylvania
Longfellow School (1902), National Register of Historic Places
Longfellow School (1902), National Register of Historic Places
Location in Allegheny County and the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.
Location in Allegheny County and the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.
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Swissvale is located in Pennsylvania
Swissvale
Swissvale
Swissvale is located in the United States
Swissvale
Swissvale
Coordinates: 40°25′20″N 79°53′10″W / 40.42222°N 79.88611°W / 40.42222; -79.88611
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyAllegheny
Government
 • MayorDeneen Swartzwelder (D)
Area
 • Total1.24 sq mi (3.22 km2)
 • Land1.20 sq mi (3.11 km2)
 • Water0.04 sq mi (0.11 km2)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total8,624
 • Estimate 
(2021)[2]
8,490
 • Density7,193.84/sq mi (2,777.35/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
15218
Area code412
FIPS code42-75816
Websiteswissvaleborough.com

Swissvale is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, 9 miles (14 km) east of downtown Pittsburgh. Named for a farmstead owned by James Swisshelm,[3] during the industrial age it was the site of the Union Switch and Signal Company of George Westinghouse. The population was 8,624 at the 2020 census.[4]

  1. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
  2. ^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". United States Census Bureau. May 24, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
  3. ^ Porter Jr., Thomas J. (May 10, 1984). "Town names carry a little bit of history". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 1. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
  4. ^ "Race, Hispanic or Latino, Age, and Housing Occupancy: 2010 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File (QT-PL), Swissvale borough, Pennsylvania". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 23, 2011.

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