Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh (PITS-burg) is a city in and the county seat of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is the second-most populous city in Pennsylvania, after Philadelphia, and the 68th-most populous city in the U.S., with a population of 302,971 as of the 2020 census. The city is located in southwestern Pennsylvania at the confluence of the Allegheny River and the Monongahela River, which combine to form the Ohio River. It anchors the Pittsburgh metropolitan area, which had a population of 2.457 million residents and is the largest metro area in both the Ohio Valley and Appalachia, the second-largest in Pennsylvania, and the 26th-largest in the U.S. Pittsburgh is the principal city of the greater Pittsburgh–Weirton–Steubenville combined statistical area which includes parts of Ohio and West Virginia.
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| Founded | November 27, 1758
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| Government:Mayor | Bill Peduto (D)
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| Area:City | 58.34 sq mi (151.11 km)
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| Area:Land | 55.38 sq mi (143.42 km)
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| Area:Water | 2.97 sq mi (7.69 km) 4.8%
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| Area:Metro | 5,343 sq mi (13,840 km)
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| Highest elevation | 1,370 ft (420 m)
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| Lowest elevation | 710 ft (220 m)
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| Population:City | 305,704
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| Population:Estimate | 301,048
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| Population:Rank | US: 66th
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| Population:Density | 5,460.98/sq mi (2,108.49/km)
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| Population:Urban | 1,775,634 (US: 25th)
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| Population:Metro | 2,362,453 (US: 22nd)
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| Demonym | Pittsburgher, Yinzer
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| ZIP code | 34 total ZIP codes:
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| FIPS code | 42-61000
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| GNIS feature ID | 1213644
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