McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania | |
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.jpg) View of McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania | |
| Etymology: Alexander McKee | |
| Nickname: The Rocks | |
 Location in Allegheny County and the state of Pennsylvania. | |
| Coordinates: 40°28′12.79″N 80°3′49.22″W / 40.4702194°N 80.0636722°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Pennsylvania |
| County | Allegheny |
| Settled in 1764 | Incorporated in 1892 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.12 sq mi (2.90 km2) |
| • Land | 1.06 sq mi (2.73 km2) |
| • Water | 0.06 sq mi (0.16 km2) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 5,920 |
| • Density | 5,606.06/sq mi (2,164.60/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 15136 |
| Area code | 412 |
| Exchanges | 331, 771, 777, 778 |
| FIPS code | 42-46264 |
| School district | Sto-Rox |
| Website | McKees Rocks |
McKees Rocks, also known as "The Rocks", is a borough in Allegheny County in Western Pennsylvania, United States, along the south bank of the Ohio River. Part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area, its population was 5,920 at the time of the 2020 census.[2]
The borough is within the Sto-Rox School District, which serves McKees Rocks and neighboring Stowe Township. The local high school is Sto-Rox High School.
The Pittsburgh, Allegheny and McKees Rocks Railroad is located in an area along the river known as the "Bottoms".
The McKees Rocks Bridge, which carries traffic between McKees Rocks and Pittsburgh, is the longest bridge in Allegheny County, at 7,293 feet (2,223 m). McKees Rocks has one of the largest Indian mounds in the state, built by the Adena and Hopewell peoples a thousand years before Europeans entered the area.
In the past, the city was known for its extensive iron and steel interests. There were large railroad machine shops and manufacturers of locomotives and freight and passenger cars. Other factories produced springs, enamel ware, lumber, wall materials, plaster, nuts and bolts, malleable castings, chains and forgings, tin ware, concrete, and cigars.
McKees Rocks is also known as the birthplace of former Ohio Governor John Kasich and late television salesperson Billy Mays.
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