Turtlepoint, Pennsylvania | |
|---|---|
Unincorporated community | |
  Turtlepoint | |
| Coordinates: 41°52′18″N 78°20′23″W / 41.87167°N 78.33972°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | McKean |
| Elevation | 1,463 ft (446 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 16750 |
| Area code | 814 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1189976[1] |
Turtlepoint is an unincorporated community in Annin Township, McKean County, Pennsylvania, United States.[1] The community is located along Pennsylvania Route 155, approximately 5.2 miles (8.4 km) northwest of Port Allegany. Turtlepoint has a post office with ZIP code 16750.[2][3] The Allegheny River flows through the area.
The area is notable for its large, flat farm fields, a rarity in mountainous Northern Pennsylvania. The community is also home to a gravel pit business.
A center of the community is Carlsons' Store, which features a grocery store, meat market, deli, US Post Office, and agricultural supplies/feed store. It has been operated by the Carlson family for several generations and is a rare remaining example of the general stores that were common in rural parts of North America in the middle of the twentieth century.
- ^ a b "Turtlepoint". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ United States Postal Service. "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved July 23, 2017.
- ^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved July 23, 2017.