Swissvale, Pennsylvania
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. | |
| 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) | 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, 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.