Tarentum
Tarentum is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, approximately 22 miles northeast of Pittsburgh, located along the Allegheny River. Incorporated in 1842 and founded by Henry Brackenridge, the borough historically served as an industrial center for glass, paper, steel, and brick manufacturing.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Town with 4,610 residents
- Description: borough of Pennsylvania
- Also known as: “Tarentum, PA” and “Tarentum, Pennsylvania”
- Postal code: 15084
Places of Interest
Highlights include George D. Stuart Bridge and Saint Joseph High School.
George D. Stuart Bridge
Bridge
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The George D. Stuart Bridge is a steel deck truss bridge that carries vehicular traffic across the Allegheny River between New Kensington and Tarentum in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.
Saint Joseph High School
School
Saint Joseph High School is a private, parochial Catholic high school in Harrison Township, Pennsylvania. It is the only parish-operated high school in the Diocese of Pittsburgh. Saint Joseph High School is situated 2 miles northeast of Tarentum.
Highlands High School
School building
Highlands High School is a suburban, public secondary school in the Natrona Heights neighborhood of Harrison Township in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Highlands High School is situated 2 miles northeast of Tarentum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include East Deer Township and Lower Burrell.
East Deer Township
Town
East Deer Township is a township in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,490 at the 2020 census.
Lower Burrell
Town
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Lower Burrell is a city in northern Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States, along the Allegheny River. Located approximately 18 miles northeast of downtown Pittsburgh, it is part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. Lower Burrell is situated 1½ miles southeast of Tarentum.
Creighton
Neighborhood
Creighton is an unincorporated community in East Deer Township, Pennsylvania, United States; it is located in western Pennsylvania within the Pittsburgh Metropolitan Statistical Area, approximately 20 miles northeast of Pittsburgh. Creighton is situated 1½ miles southwest of Tarentum.
Tarentum
- Categories: borough of Pennsylvania and locality
- Location: Borough of Tarentum, Allegheny County, Pittsburgh Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.60213° or 40° 36′ 8″ northLongitude
-79.75452° or 79° 45′ 16″ westPopulation
4,610Elevation
794 feet (242 metres)United Nations Location Code
US TTMOpen location code
87G2J62W+V5OpenStreetMap ID
node 158454171OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Welsh—“Tarentum” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “تارينتوم”
- Basque: “Tarentum”
- Cebuano: “Tarentum”
- Chechen: “Тарентам”
- Chinese: “Tarentum”
- Chinese: “塔倫圖姆”
- Czech: “Tarentum”
- Dutch: “Tarentum”
- French: “Tarentum”
- German: “Tarentum”
- Gilaki: “ترنتوم (پنسيلوانيا)”
- Gilaki: “ترنتوم”
- Haitian: “Tarentum, Pennsilvani”
- Haitian: “Tarentum”
- Italian: “Tarentum”
- Ladin: “Tarentum”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Tarentum”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Tarentum”
- Portuguese: “Tarentum”
- Serbian: “Тарентум”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Tarentum, Pennsylvania”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Tarentum”
- Slovak: “Tarentum”
- South Azerbaijani: “تئیرنتوم، پنسیلوانیا”
- Spanish: “Tarentum”
- Tatar: “Тарентам”
- Ukrainian: “Тарентам”
- Uzbek: “Tarentum”
- Uzbek: “Тарентум”
- Vietnamese: “Tarentum, Pennsylvania”
- Vietnamese: “Tarentum”
- Volapük: “Tarentum”
- Welsh: “Tarentum, Pennsylvania”
- Welsh: “Tarentum”
- “Tarentum”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
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