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Greensburg
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city and county seat of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Pennsylvania
- County
- Westmoreland
- Incorporated
- February 9, 1799
- Named after
- Nathanael Greene
- Type
- Mayor-Council
- Body
- Greensburg City Council
- Mayor
- Robert L. Bell ( D )
- Fire chief
- Thomas Bell
- Total
- 4.05 sq mi (10.50 km )
- Land
- 4.05 sq mi (10.50 km )
- Water
- 0 sq mi (0.00 km )
- Elevation
- 1,017 ft (310 m)
- Density
- 3,693/sq mi (1,425.8/km )
- Demonym
- Greensburger
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( EST )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 (EDT)
- Zip codes
- 15601, 15605, 15606
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Encyclopedic overview
Greensburg is a city in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States, and its county seat. The population was 14,976 at the 2020 census. Located 30 miles (48 km) southeast of Pittsburgh, Greensburg is a part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. The city lies within the Laurel Highlands and the ecoregion of the Western Allegheny Plateau. The city is named after Nathanael Greene, a major general of the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Greensburg” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.