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Rices Landing, Pennsylvania

Rices Landing, Pennsylvania
Borough
Former foundry in Rices Landing
Former foundry in Rices Landing
Location of Rices Landing in Greene County
Location of Rices Landing in Greene County
Rices Landing is located in Pennsylvania
Rices Landing
Rices Landing
Rices Landing is located in the US
Rices Landing
Rices Landing
Location of Rices Landing in Greene County
Coordinates: 39°56′47″N 79°59′36″W / 39.94639°N 79.99333°W / 39.94639; -79.99333Coordinates: 39°56′47″N 79°59′36″W / 39.94639°N 79.99333°W / 39.94639; -79.99333
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Greene
Established 1903
Government
 • Mayor Ryan T Belski (Preceded by Brad Kline).
Area
 • Total 0.91 sq mi (2.36 km2)
 • Land 0.80 sq mi (2.06 km2)
 • Water 0.12 sq mi (0.30 km2)
Elevation 971 ft (296 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 463
 • Density 583/sq mi (225.1/km2)
Time zone EST (UTC-4)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-5)
ZIP Code 15357
Area code(s) 724
FIPS code 42-64432

Rices Landing is a borough in Greene County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 463 at the 2010 census.

Rices Landing is located in northeastern Greene County at 39°56′47″N 79°59′36″W / 39.94639°N 79.99333°W / 39.94639; -79.99333 (39.946282, -79.993295), on the south (west) bank of the Monongahela River at the mouth of Pumpkin Run. It is bordered to the southeast by Cumberland Township, to the southwest and west by Jefferson Township, and to the north, across the Monongahela, by Luzerne Township in Fayette County. The closest road crossings of the Monongahela are the Mon–Fayette Expressway Bridge (Pennsylvania Route 43) 11 miles (18 km) by road to the north, and the Masontown Bridge (Pennsylvania Route 21) 9 miles (14 km) to the south.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough of Rices Landing has a total area of 0.93 square miles (2.4 km2), of which 0.81 square miles (2.1 km2) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.3 km2), or 12.86%, is water.


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