Rankin

Rankin is a borough in , United States, 8 miles south of on the Monongahela River. The borough was named after Thomas Rankin, a local landowner.
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  • Type: Village with 2,140 residents
  • Description: borough of Pennsylvania
  • Also known as: “Rankin, PA” and “Rankin, Pennsylvania”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Rankin Bridge and Carrie Furnace Hot Metal Bridge.

Bridge
Photo: Whitaker, Public domain.
The George Rankin Jr. Memorial Bridge is a cantilever…

Bridge
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The is a railroad…

Ruins
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is a retired blast furnace located…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Swissvale and Braddock Hills.

Village
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is a borough…

Village
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is a borough in , United States.

Village
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is a borough in , United States.

Rankin

Latitude
40.41257° or 40° 24′ 45″ north
Longitude
-79.87922° or 79° 52′ 45″ west
Population
2,140
Elevation
879 feet (268 metres)
UN/LOCODE
US YYZ
Open location code
87G2C47C+28
Open­Street­Map ID
node 157642035
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
5207581
Wiki­data ID
Q1189177
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Rankin” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Rankin”
  • Catalan: “Rankin”
  • Cebuano: “Rankin”
  • Chechen: “Ренкин”
  • Chinese: “蘭金 (賓夕法尼亞州)”
  • Chinese: “蘭金”
  • Dutch: “Rankin”
  • French: “Rankin”
  • German: “Rankin”
  • Gilaki: “رنکین (پنسيلوانيا)”
  • Gilaki: “رنکین”
  • Haitian: “Rankin, Pennsilvani”
  • Haitian: “Rankin”
  • Italian: “Rankin”
  • Korean: “랭킨”
  • Ladin: “Rankin”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Rankin”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Rankin (Pennsylvania)”
  • Norwegian: “Rankin”
  • Portuguese: “Rankin”
  • Russian: “Ранкин”
  • Serbian: “Ранкин”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Rankin, Pennsylvania”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Rankin”
  • Spanish: “Rankin”
  • Tatar: “Ренкин”
  • Ukrainian: “Ренкін”
  • Urdu: “رینکن، پنسلوانیا”
  • Uzbek: “Rankin”
  • Vietnamese: “Rankin, Pennsylvania”
  • Vietnamese: “Rankin”
  • Volapük: “Rankin”
  • Welsh: “Rankin, Pennsylvania”
  • Welsh: “Rankin”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Monview and Whitaker.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Rankin VFD and Rankin Christian Center.

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