Warrendale, Pennsylvania

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Warrendale, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community
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Warrendale
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Warrendale
Coordinates: 40°39′12″N80°4′46″W / 40.65333°N 80.07944°W / 40.65333; -80.07944
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Allegheny
Township Marshall
Elevation
1,066 ft (325 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
15086 [1]
Area code 724
GNIS feature ID1190600 [2]

Warrendale (originally founded as Brush Creek) is a northern suburb of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located in the northwestern corner of Allegheny County. It is the home to the corporate headquarters of Joy Mining Machinery, Printing Industries of America and SAE International, as well as the United States Postal Service Pittsburgh Network Distribution Center, one of 21 such mail delivery hubs in the country. Originally founded as Brush Creek, it was renamed to Warrendale in 1907, after the local Warren family that originally resided there in the late 1700s. [3]

It was the home to one of American Eagle Outfitters' four North American distribution centers, before it closed. [4]

It was the home to the corporate headquarters of rue21 before they closed in 2024. [5]

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References

  1. "Warrendale ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Warrendale, Pennsylvania
  3. "Warrendale marks 100 years with dreams of future". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved January 24, 2025.
  4. "American Eagle Closes Warrendale DC". American Eagle Closing Warrendale Distribution Center- April 20, 2015.
  5. "rue21 Files for Bankruptcy". rue21 files for bankruptcy, closes all doors- May 3, 2024.