Swissvale, Pennsylvania | |
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 Longfellow School (1902), National Register of Historic Places | |
 Location in Allegheny County and the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. | |
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  Swissvale  Swissvale | |
| Coordinates: 40°25′20″N 79°53′10″W / 40.42222°N 79.88611°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Allegheny |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Deneen Swartzwelder (D) |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.24 sq mi (3.22 km2) |
| • Land | 1.20 sq mi (3.11 km2) |
| • Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.11 km2) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 8,624 |
• Estimate (2021)[2] | 8,490 |
| • Density | 7,193.84/sq mi (2,777.35/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes | 15218 |
| Area code | 412 |
| FIPS code | 42-75816 |
| Website | swissvaleborough |
Swissvale is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, 9 miles (14 km) east of downtown Pittsburgh. Named for a farmstead owned by James Swisshelm,[3] during the industrial age it was the site of the Union Switch and Signal Company of George Westinghouse. The population was 8,624 at the 2020 census.[4]
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
- ^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". United States Census Bureau. May 24, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
- ^ Porter Jr., Thomas J. (May 10, 1984). "Town names carry a little bit of history". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 1. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
- ^ "Race, Hispanic or Latino, Age, and Housing Occupancy: 2010 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File (QT-PL), Swissvale borough, Pennsylvania". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 23, 2011.