Turtle Creek, Pennsylvania
Turtle Creek, Pennsylvania | |
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Turtle Creek High School, built in 1917 | |
| Etymology: Iroquois Turtle Clan | |
Location in Allegheny County and the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. | |
Location of Pennsylvania in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 40°24′29″N 79°49′18″W / 40.40806°N 79.82167°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Allegheny |
| Founded | 1892 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Adam Forgie |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.97 sq mi (2.51 km2) |
| • Land | 0.97 sq mi (2.51 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 833 ft (254 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 5,114 |
• Estimate (2019) | 5,138 |
| • Density | 5,300.9/sq mi (2,046.69/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 15145 |
| Area code | 412 |
| FIPS code | 42-77912 |
| School District | Woodland Hills |
| Website | www |
Turtle Creek is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, 12 miles (19 km) southeast of Pittsburgh. The population was 5,114 at the 2020 census. George Westinghouse constructed a manufacturing plant nearby. Turtle Creek takes its name from a small stream that flows into the Monongahela River. Before white settlers arrived, there was a small village of Native Americans living there from the Turtle Clan of the Iroquois Nation. (See: East Pittsburgh and Wilmerding.)