Turtle Creek, Pennsylvania

Turtle Creek, Pennsylvania
Turtle Creek High School, built in 1917
Etymology: Iroquois Turtle Clan
Location in Allegheny County and the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.
Location in Allegheny County and the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.
Location of Pennsylvania in the United States
Location of Pennsylvania in the United States
Coordinates: 40°24′29″N 79°49′18″W / 40.40806°N 79.82167°W / 40.40806; -79.82167
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyAllegheny
Government
 • MayorAdam Forgie
Area
 • Total0.97 sq mi (2.51 km2)
 • Land0.97 sq mi (2.51 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
833 ft (254 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total5,114
 • Estimate 
(2019)[2]
5,138
 • Density5,302.37/sq mi (2,046.69/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
15145
Area code412
FIPS code42-77912
School DistrictWoodland Hills
Websitewww.turtlecreekborough.us

Turtle Creek is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, 12 miles (19 km) southeast of Pittsburgh. The population was 5,114 at the 2020 census.[3] George Westinghouse constructed a manufacturing plant nearby. Turtle Creek takes its name from a small stream that flows into the Monongahela River.[4] Before white settlers arrived, there was a small village of Native Americans living there from the Turtle Clan of the Iroquois Nation. (See: East Pittsburgh and Wilmerding.)

  1. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusEst2019CenPopScriptOnlyDirtyFixDoNotUse was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Explore Census Data".
  4. ^ Porter Jr., Thomas J. (May 10, 1984). "Town names carry a little bit of history". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 1. Retrieved May 26, 2015.