Census-designated place in Pennsylvania, United States
| Coulter, Pennsylvania | |
|---|---|
| Census-designated place | |
 Amtrak Capitol Limited passing through Coulter in 2019 | |
  Coulter | |
| Coordinates: 40°17′47″N 79°48′05″W / 40.29639°N 79.80139°W / 40.29639; -79.80139 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Allegheny |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.715 sq mi (1.85 km) |
| • Land | 0.643 sq mi (1.67 km) |
| • Water | 0.072 sq mi (0.19 km) |
| Elevation | 778 ft (237 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 15028 |
| Area code | 412 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1172496 |
Coulter (also known as Coulters, formerly also Coulterville or Coultersville) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in South Versailles Township, Pennsylvania, United States. The community is located along the Youghiogheny River, 14.3 miles (23.0 km) southeast of Pittsburgh.
The community occupies land warranted in 1787 to Eli Coulter. This land was conveyed by patent in 1855 to Margaret Coulter, who laid out a village in 1858. Coultersville was a coal mining village until early in the 20th century when the local mines were depleted and closed.
Coulter has a post office, with ZIP code 15028. Established in 1864 as Duncan, the post office was renamed Coultersville in 1894 and Coulters in 1900.
Transportation
The CSX Keystone Subdivision runs through Coulter along a former B&O line that was originally laid by the Pittsburgh and Connellsville Railroad.
Notable people
People born in Coulter include Pittsburgh Steelers founder Art Rooney and baseball player Joe "Moon" Harris.
References
- ^ "Coulter Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "North & South Versailles Townships" (Map). Warrantee Atlas of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Harrisburg: Pennsylvania Dept. of Internal Affairs. 1914. p. 14.
- Thurston, George (1859). Directory of the Monongahela and Youghiogheny Valleys: Containing Brief Historical Sketches of the Various Towns Located on Them (PDF). Pittsburgh. p. 231.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Lowe, Al (January 21, 1998). "How small is small? Pop. 515". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. PG South, p. S-6 – via Newspapers.com.
- United States Postal Service. "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved May 25, 2017.
- "Postmaster Finder: Postmasters by City: Coulters Post Office - Allegheny County, Pennsylvania". United States Postal Service. Retrieved April 21, 2021.
