Chartiers (Pittsburgh)

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Chartiers

Chartiers City
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Coordinates: 40°27′50″N80°03′22″W / 40.464°N 80.056°W / 40.464; -80.056
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Allegheny County
City Pittsburgh
Area
  Total0.132 sq mi (0.34 km2)
Population
 (2010) [1]
  Total477
  Density3,600/sq mi (1,400/km2)

Chartiers (sometimes called Chartiers City) is a neighborhood in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania's west area. It has a zip code of 15204, and has representation on Pittsburgh City Council by the council member for District 2 (West Neighborhoods). The neighborhood was named after Peter Chartier, [3] a trapper of French and Native American parentage who established a trading post at the mouth of Chartiers Creek in 1743.

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Surrounding Pittsburgh Neighborhoods

Chartiers City borders Esplen to the north, Sheraden to the east and southeast, and Windgap from the south, west and northwest.


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