Reduction, Pennsylvania

Reduction (also Flynns) is an unincorporated community in South Huntingdon Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. United States.^[1] The community is located on the Youghiogheny River. Its population is 60, down from a peak of 400.^[2]

Reduction, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community
Reduction, Pennsylvania
Coordinates: 40°11′01″N 79°46′15″W
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Westmoreland
Elevation	919 ft (280 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code	724
GNIS feature ID	1184816[1]

History

American Reduction Company, a garbage processing company, founded the community to provide housing for its workers at a local garbage plant. The plant closed in 1936, and in 1948, John Stawovy bought the town for $10,000. Their son David put the community up for sale again in 2017.^[2]