West Mifflin, Pennsylvania
West Mifflin, Pennsylvania | |
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Location in Allegheny County and the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. | |
| Coordinates: 40°22′5″N 79°53′51″W / 40.36806°N 79.89750°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Allegheny |
| Incorporated | 1788 (Mifflin Township) |
| Dec. 11, 1942 (Borough) | |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Chris Kelly |
| • Council | John Inglis Karen Santoro Michael Moses Robert Kostelnik Joyce Kushner Steve Marone Scott Stephenson |
| • Borough Manager | Brian Kamauf |
| Area | |
• Total | 14.50 sq mi (37.56 km2) |
| • Land | 14.21 sq mi (36.79 km2) |
| • Water | 0.29 sq mi (0.76 km2) 1.8% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 19,589 |
• Estimate (2019) | 19,699 |
| • Density | 1,386.67/sq mi (535.38/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 15122 |
| Area code | 878 |
| FIPS code | 42-83512 |
| Website | westmifflinborough |
West Mifflin is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, located southeast of downtown Pittsburgh. The population was 19,589 at the 2020 census. It is named after Thomas Mifflin, 1st Governor of Pennsylvania, signer of the United States Constitution, and 1st Quartermaster General of the United States Army.
Although the borough is heavily residential, it is home to one of America's oldest traditional amusement parks, Kennywood Park. Other employers include advanced naval nuclear propulsion technology research and development facility, Bettis Atomic Power Laboratory; monorail manufacturer Bombardier; US Steel's Mon Valley Works–Irvin Plant; Community College of Allegheny County's South Campus; and the Allegheny County Airport.