Donora, Pennsylvania

Donora, Pennsylvania
Concrete houses in the Cement City neighborhood
Concrete houses in the Cement City neighborhood
Etymology: Portmanteau of "William Donner" and "Nora Mellon"
Location of Donora in Washington County, Pennsylvania.
Location of Donora in Washington County, Pennsylvania.
Donora, Pennsylvania is located in Pennsylvania
Donora, Pennsylvania
Donora, Pennsylvania
Location of Donora in Pennsylvania
Coordinates: 40°10′33″N 79°51′41″W / 40.17583°N 79.86139°W / 40.17583; -79.86139
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyWashington
Established1900
Government
 • MayorDonald Pavelko
Area
 • Total2.05 sq mi (5.30 km2)
 • Land1.90 sq mi (4.92 km2)
 • Water0.15 sq mi (0.38 km2)
Population
 • Total4,569
 • Density2,406.00/sq mi (928.72/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP Code
15033
Area code724
Websitewww.DonoraBoro.org

Donora is a borough in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States, approximately 20 miles (32 km) south of Pittsburgh along the Monongahela River. The population was 4,558 as of the 2020 census.[3]

Donora was incorporated in 1901. It takes its name from a portmanteau of William Donner and Nora Mellon, wife of banker Andrew W. Mellon. The borough's nickname is "The Home of Champions", mainly because of the large number of famous athletes who have called Donora their home, including Baseball Hall of Fame outfielders Stan Musial and Ken Griffey Jr.

During the 1948 Donora smog, air pollution killed 20 people and caused respiratory problems for 6,000 of the 14,000 residents. Agriculture, coal-mining, steel-making, wire-making, and other industries were important to Donora early in its history; its Rust Belt location has lost most of its industrial capacity. It is in the "Mon Valley", 5 miles (8.0 km) downriver from Charleroi and 25 miles (40 km) upstream of Braddock.

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