Homestead, Pennsylvania

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Homestead, Pennsylvania
Borough
The Bost Building, built in 1892, was AA union headquarters during the Homestead Strike that year, and today is a National Historic Landmark and museum of the Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area
Location in Allegheny County and the U.S. state of Pennsylvania
Coordinates: 40°24′22″N 79°54′44″W / 40.40611°N 79.91222°W / 40.40611; -79.91222
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Allegheny
Government
• Mayor	John Burwell[1]
Area [2]
• Total	0.64 sq mi (1.66 km2)
• Land	0.58 sq mi (1.49 km2)
• Water	0.07 sq mi (0.17 km2)
Population  (2020)[3]
• Total	2,884
• Density	5,006.94/sq mi (1,932.88/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code	15120
Area code	412
FIPS code	42-35424
Website	www.homesteadborough.com

Homestead is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, along the Monongahela River 7 miles (11 km) southeast of downtown Pittsburgh. The borough is known for the Homestead strike of 1892, an important event in the history of labor relations in the United States. The population was 2,884 at the 2020 census.^[4] It is part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area.