Shippingport, Pennsylvania | |
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 Location in Beaver County and the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. | |
| Coordinates: 40°37′28″N 80°25′29″W / 40.62444°N 80.42472°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Beaver |
| Incorporated | 1910 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough Council |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.68 sq mi (9.54 km2) |
| • Land | 3.33 sq mi (8.62 km2) |
| • Water | 0.36 sq mi (0.92 km2) |
| Elevation | 741 ft (226 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 160 |
| • Estimate (2021)[2] | 157 |
| • Density | 56.81/sq mi (21.93/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Zip code | 15077 |
| Area code | 724 |
| FIPS code | 42-70376 |
| Website | shippingportpa |
Shippingport is a borough in western Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States, located along the Ohio River. The population was 160 at the 2020 census.[2] It is part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. Shippingport is home to the Beaver Valley Nuclear Power Station, and formerly the Bruce Mansfield Power Plant and Shippingport Atomic Power Station, the world's first full-scale atomic electric power plant devoted exclusively to peacetime uses.[3]
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
- ^ a b c Bureau, US Census. "City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2021". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved July 19, 2022.
{{cite web}}:|last1=has generic name (help) - ^ "History". Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). April 17, 2007. Retrieved July 8, 2016.