Homestead, Pennsylvania
Homestead is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, along the Monongahela River 7 miles (11 km) southeast of downtown Pittsburgh. The borough is known for the Homestead strike of 1892, an important event in the history of labor relations in the United States. The population was 2,884 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area.
Homestead, Pennsylvania | |
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The Bost Building, built in 1892, was AA union headquarters during the Homestead Strike that year, and today is a National Historic Landmark and museum of the Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area | |
Location in Allegheny County and the U.S. state of Pennsylvania | |
| Coordinates: 40°24′22″N 79°54′44″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Allegheny |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | John Burwell |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.64 sq mi (1.66 km2) |
| • Land | 0.58 sq mi (1.49 km2) |
| • Water | 0.07 sq mi (0.17 km2) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 2,884 |
| • Density | 5,006.94/sq mi (1,932.88/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Code | 15120 |
| Area code | 412 |
| FIPS code | 42-35424 |
| Website | www |
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