Tarentum, Pennsylvania

Tarentum, Pennsylvania
Tarentum, Pennsylvania
Borough
	Borough of Tarentum
	Tarentum as seen from the George D. Stuart Bridge, part of Pennsylvania Route 366
	Motto: The Crossroads of the Allegheny Valley
	Location in Allegheny County and the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.
	Location of Pennsylvania in the United States
	Coordinates: 40°36′11″N 79°45′20″W / 40.60306°N 79.75556°W
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Allegheny
Incorporated	March 7, 1842
Government
• Mayor	Robert Lang (R)
Area
• Total	1.38 sq mi (3.58 km2)
• Land	1.23 sq mi (3.19 km2)
• Water	0.15 sq mi (0.39 km2)
Elevation	840 ft (260 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	4,352
• Density	3,538.21/sq mi (1,366.09/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	15084
Area code(s)	724, 878
FIPS code	42-76104
School district	Highlands
Website	www.tarentumboro.com

Tarentum is a borough in Allegheny County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It is 22 miles (35 km) northeast of Downtown Pittsburgh, along the Allegheny River. Tarentum was an industrial center where plate glass and bottles were manufactured; bricks, lumber, steel and iron novelties, steel billets and sheets, sack and wrapping paper were also produced.

The Pennsylvania Railroad operated a station in Tarentum; its rail line ran through the town.^[3] The population was 4,352 at the 2020 census.^[4] Two statues of Hebe, the Greek goddess of youth, are displayed by the borough in Tarentum.

^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
^ "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
^ Sipes, William B. (1875). The Pennsylvania Railroad: Its Origin, Construction, Condition, and Connections; Embracing Historical, Descriptive, and Statistical Notices of Cities, Towns, Villages, Stations, Industries, and Objects of Interest on Its Various Lines in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Pennsylvania Railroad Company. p. 218. Retrieved June 1, 2010.
^ "Explore Census Data".

[1] "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 16, 2022.

[2] "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.

[3] Sipes, William B. (1875). The Pennsylvania Railroad: Its Origin, Construction, Condition, and Connections; Embracing Historical, Descriptive, and Statistical Notices of Cities, Towns, Villages, Stations, Industries, and Objects of Interest on Its Various Lines in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Pennsylvania Railroad Company. p. 218. Retrieved June 1, 2010.

[4] "Explore Census Data".

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