Oakmont, Pennsylvania
| Oakmont, Pennsylvania | |
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 Allegheny River Boulevard in Oakmont, Pennsylvania
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| Country | United States |
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| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Allegheny |
| Coordinates | 40°31′10″N 79°50′15″W / 40.51944°N 79.83750°WCoordinates: 40°31′10″N 79°50′15″W / 40.51944°N 79.83750°W |
| Population | 6,426 (2014) |
| Founded 1816 | Incorporated in 1889 |
| Timezone | EST (UTC-5) |
| - summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 15139 |
| Area code | 412 Exchanges: 820,826,828 |
 Location in Allegheny County and the state of Pennsylvania
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| Website: Oakmont, PA | |
Oakmont is a borough in Allegheny County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It is a Pittsburgh suburb and part of the Pittsburgh Metro Area. The population was 6,426 in 2014.
Incorporated as a town in 1889, this Allegheny River community began in 1816 when a farmer, Michael Bright, bought a large tract of land 15 miles (24 km) northeast of Pittsburgh. The settlement took its name from a landmark tree, as the deed description reads, "Beginning at a black oak on the bank of the Allegheny River ..." The borough is best known for the nearby Oakmont Country Club, a premier golf course which has been the site of numerous U.S. Open golf tournaments, including the 2016 U.S. Open.
Oakmont is located at 40°31′10″N 79°50′15″W / 40.51944°N 79.83750°W (40.519518, -79.837620).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 1.8 square miles (4.7 km2), of which 1.6 square miles (4.1 km2) is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km2), or 8.99%, is water. The business district of town is on relatively flat land near the Allegheny River, but the main residential area is on the upward slope headed toward Oakmont Country Club and the Pennsylvania Turnpike.
Plum Creek flows through the borough.
Oakmont is bordered by the borough of Plum to the east and by Penn Hills Township and the borough of Verona to the south. Across the Allegheny River, Oakmont is bordered by O'Hara Township to the west and Harmar Township to the north (via the Hulton Bridge).
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