Leechburg, Pennsylvania

Leechburg, Pennsylvania
Borough
North side of 100 block of Market Street, looking east
Location of Leechburg in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania.
Leechburg
Coordinates: 40°37′45″N 79°36′13″W / 40.62917°N 79.60361°W / 40.62917; -79.60361
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Armstrong
Settled	1832
Incorporated	1850
Government
• Type	Council-Mayor
• Mayor	Doreen Smeal
Area [1]
• Total	0.48 sq mi (1.25 km2)
• Land	0.44 sq mi (1.14 km2)
• Water	0.04 sq mi (0.11 km2)
Elevation	790 ft (240 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	2,149
• Density	4,895.22/sq mi (1,888.62/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Zip code	15656
Area code	724
FIPS code	42-42280
Website	leechburgborough.org

Leechburg is a borough in southern Armstrong County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, 35 miles (56 km) northeast of Pittsburgh. A population of 2,149 residents live within the borough limits as of the 2020 census, according to United States Census Bureau.^[3] Leechburg was founded by David Leech, for whom it was named, and was incorporated as a borough in 1850.

Located along the Kiskiminetas River, Leechburg was a major port of the Pennsylvania Canal. Early in the 20th century, it was the site of extensive steel sheet works, foundries, cement plants, and productive coal mines. Leechburg was the first place where natural gas was used for industrial purposes.