Back مونيسين (بنسيلفانيا) Arabic مونزسن، پنسیلوانیا AZB Монесън Bulgarian Монессен CE Monessen CEB Monessen CH Monessen, Pennsylvania Welsh Monessen Spanish Monessen (Pennsylvania) Basque مانسن، پنسیلوانیا Persian
Monessen, Pennsylvania | |
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 Downtown Monessen | |
 Flag  Seal | |
Etymology: Monongahela +  Essen, Germany | |
 Location of Monessen in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania | |
| Coordinates: 40°9′15″N 79°52′58″W / 40.15417°N 79.88278°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Pennsylvania |
| County | Westmoreland |
| Settled | 1897 |
| Borough incorporated | September 3, 1898 |
| City incorporated | September 16, 1921 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ron Mozer[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.02 sq mi (7.83 km2) |
| • Land | 2.89 sq mi (7.48 km2) |
| • Water | 0.14 sq mi (0.35 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,128 ft (344 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 6,876 |
| • Density | 2,381.71/sq mi (919.58/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Code | 15062 |
| Area code | 724 |
| FIPS code | 42-50344 |
| School District | Monessen City School District |
| Website | www |
Monessen is a city in southwestern Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States, located along the Monongahela River. The population was 6,876 at the 2020 census.
Steel-making was a prominent industry in Monessen, which was a Rust Belt borough in the "Mon Valley" of southwestern Pennsylvania that became a third-class city in 1921. Monessen is part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area, the Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area, as well as the Laurel Highlands. It sits across the Monongahela from North Charleroi.
- ^ "City Hall". City of Monessen. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
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