| Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| City |
| City of Pittsburgh |
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Nickname(s): City of Bridges, Steel City,
City of Champions, The 'Burgh |
| Motto(s): Benigno Numine |
Location in Allegheny County and the U.S. state ofPennsylvania. |
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Location in Pennsylvania |
Coordinates:  40°26′23″N 79°58′35″WCoordinates: 40°26′23″N 79°58′35″W |
| Country |
 United States of America |
| State |
 Pennsylvania |
| County |
 Allegheny |
| Founded |
November 27, 1758 |
| Municipal incorporation |
April 16, 1771 (Township)
April 22, 1794 (Borough)
March 18, 1816 (City) |
| Founded by |
George Washington,
General John Forbes |
| Named for |
"The Great Commoner": Prime Minister William Pitt |
| Government |
| • Type |
Mayor-Council |
| • Mayor |
Bill Peduto (D) |
| • City Council |
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| • State House |
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| • State Senate |
Wayne D. Fontana (D)
Jay Costa (D)
Randy Vulakovich (R) |
| • U.S. House |
Mike Doyle (D) |
| Area[1] |
| • City |
58.35 sq mi (151.12 km2) |
| • Land |
55.38 sq mi (143.42 km2) |
| • Water |
2.97 sq mi (7.69 km2) 4.8% |
| • Metro |
5,343 sq mi (13,840 km2) |
| Highest elevation |
1,370 ft (420 m) |
| Lowest elevation |
710 ft (220 m) |
| Population (2010)[2] |
| • City |
305,704 |
| • Estimate (2016)[3] |
303,625 |
| • Rank |
US: 63rd |
| • Density |
5,482.97/sq mi (2,116.98/km2) |
| • Urban |
1,733,853 (US: 27th) |
| • Metro |
2,360,867 (US: 22nd) |
| • CSA |
2,659,937 (US: 20th) |
| • GMP |
$131.3 billion (23rd) |
| Demonym(s) |
Pittsburgher, Yinzer |
| Time zone |
Eastern Standard Time(UTC−5) |
| • Summer (DST) |
Eastern Daylight Time(UTC−4) |
| ZIP Code |
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| Area code(s) |
412, 724, 878 |
| FIPS code |
42-61000 |
| GNIS feature ID |
1213644 |
| Expressways |
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| Waterways |
Ohio River,
Monongahela River,
Allegheny River,
Chartiers Creek,
Saw Mill Run,
Becks Run
Street's Run |
| Transit |
Port Authority Transit |
| Rail |
Penn Station
Capitol Limited, Pennsylvanian |
| Website |
PittsburghPA.gov |
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