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Welcome to Turtle Creek ...

Turtle Creek is located in Allegheny County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Turtle Creek, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1832.

A typical abbreviation for Turtle Creek: Turtle Crk. (or less commonly used: Turtle Ck. or Turtle Cr.)

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Turtle Creek has a population of 5,140 people<2> (see below for details).

Turtle Creek is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The ZIP code for Turtle Creek: 15145<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Turtle Creek had an population of 5,140 people. This is a decrease of 3.91% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 15.4% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Turtle Creek had a population of 5,349 people. This makes Turtle Creek the county's 30th most populous community.

The population of Turtle Creek represents 0.04% of the total population of Pennsylvania (which has 12,702,379 people), making it the state's 178th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 5,349 people, the population of Turtle Creek decreased 11.97% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 6,076 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Turtle Creek.

Communities Also Named Turtle Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Turtle Creek - they are located in Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Mississippi, New Brunswick, Ohio and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Turtle Creek.

Communities near Turtle Creek ...

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

  • Pittsburgh
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Bethel Park
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel Park have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Park
    • Bethel Park is located in Allegheny County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,212 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethel Park <5>
  • Plum
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plum have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum
    • Plum is located in Allegheny County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,993 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plum <5>
  • Murrysville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Baldwin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baldwin have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
    • Baldwin is located in Allegheny County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,419 people
  • Franklin Park
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin Park have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Park
    • Franklin Park is located in Allegheny County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,883 people
  • Greensburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Whitehall
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • New Kensington
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jefferson Hills
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)

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 Turtle Creek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Turtle Creek.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Turtle Creek. 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 Turtle Creek.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Turtle Creek ...

Looking for more information about Turtle Creek? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Turtle Creek, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Turtle Creek.

Adding Turtle Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Turtle Creek 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 for Turtle Creek was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

X2X - From that list, the Turtle Creek post office opened in 1832.

We also found Turtle Creek in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Turtle Creek.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Turtle Creek. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Allegheny County: www.county.allegheny.pa.us/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Allegheny, 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 Turtle Creek.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Turtle Creek - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 Turtle Creek). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Turtle Creek or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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