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Welcome to Shippingport ...

Shippingport is located in Beaver County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Shippingport, you might consider that their post office opened in 1870.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Shippingport has a population of 189 people<2> (see below for details).

Shippingport is 740 feet [226 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Shippingport lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Shippingport: 412, 724 & 878<4>

The ZIP code for Shippingport: 15077<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Shippingport had an population of 189 people. This is a decrease of 11.68% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 20.25% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Shippingport had a population of 214 people. This makes Shippingport the county's 26th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 214 people, the population of Shippingport decreased 9.7% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 237 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Shippingport.

Websites for Shippingport ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.bcchamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Shippingport, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Shippingport ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Shippingport.

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Shippingport. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Shippingport.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Shippingport. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Shippingport.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Shippingport. See our Newspapers Page for Shippingport.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shippingport ...

Looking for more information about Shippingport? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Shippingport, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Shippingport.

Adding Shippingport to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Shippingport in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Shippingport was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Shippingport.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Beaver, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Shippingport.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Shippingport - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 412 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 724 or 878. New phone numbers in the Shippingport area will be assigned with one of these codes: 412, 724 or 878. As a result, placing a call in the Shippingport area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Shippingport). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Shippingport or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.