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Also known as Swissvale, Pennsylvania, Swissvale, PA

borough in Pennsylvania

Key facts

Country
United States
State
Pennsylvania
County
Allegheny
Mayor
Deneen Swartzwelder ( D )
Total
1.24 sq mi (3.22 km )
Land
1.20 sq mi (3.11 km )
Water
0.042 sq mi (0.11 km )
Estimate 2021
8,490
Density
7,193.3/sq mi (2,777.35/km )
Time zone
UTC-5 ( Eastern (EST) )
Summer dst
UTC-4 (EDT)
Fips code
42-75816
Website
swissvaleborough .com

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Official name
Swissvale
Population
8624
Area
3.219501
Elevation
1034
Shares border with
Wilkinsburg
Official website
swissvaleborough.com
Image
Longfellow School - Corner.jpg
Households
4535
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inception
1898-01-01
water area
0.10917
water as percent of area
3.3909
per capita income
30996
Commons category
Swissvale, Pennsylvania
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Encyclopedic overview

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.

History

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Swissvale” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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