Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh is a city in the American state of Pennsylvania. The city was known in the 20th century for its steel industry. However, with the collapse of United States steel industry in the 1980s, the economy of Pittsburgh is now mostly based on healthcare, education, technology, and financial services. It is also the home of the Pittsburgh Steelers football team, who have won the Super Bowl six times, the Pittsburgh Pirates, the Pittsburgh Penguins hockey team, the University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University. Pittsburgh is the county seat for Allegheny County. The Allegheny and Monongahela rivers meet in Pittsburgh and form the Ohio River.

Pittsburgh
City
Clockwise from top: Pittsburgh skyline; Duquesne Incline; Cathedral of Learning at the University of Pittsburgh; PNC Park; Phipps Conservatory
Flag Coat of arms
Nicknames:  City of Bridges, Steel City, City of Champions, The 'Burgh
Motto:  Benigno Numine ("With the benevolent deity")
Interactive maps of Pittsburgh
Coordinates: 40°26′23″N 79°58′35″W
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Allegheny
Historic empires	France Great Britain
Historic colonies	New France Province of Pennsylvania
Founded	November 27, 1758 (266 years ago) (1758-11-27)
Municipal incorporation	April 12, 1794 (230 years ago) (1794-04-12) (borough) March 18, 1816 (209 years ago) (1816-03-18) (city)
Founded by	George Washington General John Forbes
Named for	"The Great Commoner": Prime Minister William Pitt
Government
• Type	Mayor-council
• Mayor	Ed Gainey (D)
• City Council	List Bobby Wilson Theresa Kail-Smith (president) Bob Charland Anthony Coghill Barb Warwick Daniel Lavelle Deborah Gross Erika Strassburger Khari Mosley
Area [1]
• City	58.35 sq mi (151.12 km2)
• Land	55.38 sq mi (143.43 km2)
• Water	2.97 sq mi (7.69 km2)
Highest elevation	1,370 ft (420 m)
Lowest elevation	710 ft (220 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• City	302,971
• Rank	68th in the United States 2nd in Pennsylvania
• Density	5,470.77/sq mi (2,112.33/km2)
• Metro [3]	2,457,000 (26th)
Demonym(s)	Pittsburgher, Yinzer
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern Standard Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (Eastern Daylight Time)
ZIP Code	35 total ZIP codes: 15106, 15120–15121, 15201, 15203–15208, 15210–15222, 15224, 15226–15228, 15230, 15232–15235, 15237, 15239, 15289, 15229
Area codes	412, 724, 878
FIPS code	42-61000
GNIS feature ID	1213644
Major airports	Pittsburgh International Airport, Arnold Palmer Regional Airport
Interstates
Rapid Transit
Website	pittsburghpa.gov
Pennsylvania Historical Marker
Designated	1946[4]

Pittsburgh is in western Pennsylvania. It has a population of 302,971 people and a metro population of around 2,400,000 people. Pittsburgh was the most livable city in the United States in 2007. In 2014 Pittsburgh was ranked sixth in the country for polluted cities by the American Lung Association.

The French and Indian War started when George Washington went to Pittsburgh. Later it was a center of the Whiskey Rebellion.

The city is served by the Pittsburgh International Airport.