Rochester, Pennsylvania | |
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.jpg) Downtown Rochester | |
 Location in Beaver County and the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. | |
| Coordinates: 40°42′11″N 80°17′0″W / 40.70306°N 80.28333°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Beaver |
| Settled | 1799 |
| Incorporated | 1849 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough Council |
| • Mayor | Keith Jackson |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.73 sq mi (1.89 km2) |
| • Land | 0.59 sq mi (1.52 km2) |
| • Water | 0.14 sq mi (0.36 km2) |
| Elevation | 810 ft (250 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 3,472 |
| • Density | 5,904.76/sq mi (2,279.52/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Zip Code | 15074 |
| Area code(s) | 724, 878 |
| FIPS code | 42-65392 |
Rochester is a borough in central Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States, at the confluence of the Beaver and Ohio rivers. Located 25 miles (40 km) northwest of Pittsburgh, it is part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. The population was 3,472 at the 2020 census.[3]
Like many towns around Pittsburgh, Rochester was a former industrial hub, home to the H. C. Fry Glass Company, and was a major junction on the Pennsylvania Railroad. Rochester has been a background for films, including the 1986 movie Gung Ho, the 1996 movie Kingpin, and the 2000 movie Wonder Boys.
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
- ^ "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
- ^ Bureau, US Census. "City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2021". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved July 19, 2022.
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