Coulter, Pennsylvania Explained

Official Name:Coulter, Pennsylvania
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:Pennsylvania
Pushpin Label:Coulter
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Pennsylvania
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Allegheny
Unit Pref:imperial
Area Total Sq Mi:0.715
Area Land Sq Mi:0.643
Area Water Sq Mi:0.072
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:778
Coordinates:40.2964°N -79.8014°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:15028
Area Code:412
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:1172496

Coulter (also known as Coulters, formerly also Coulterville or Coultersville) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in South Versailles Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. The community is located along the Youghiogheny River, 14.3miles southeast of Pittsburgh.

The community occupies land warranted in 1787 to Eli Coulter.[1] This land was conveyed by patent in 1855 to Margaret Coulter,[1] who laid out a village in 1858.[2] Coultersville was a coal mining village until early in the 20th century when the local mines were depleted and closed.[3]

Coulter has a post office, with ZIP code 15028.[4] Established in 1864 as Duncan, the post office was renamed Coultersville in 1894 and Coulters in 1900.[5]

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.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Warrantee Atlas of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania . North & South Versailles Townships . https://historicpittsburgh.org/islandora/object/pitt%3A14warp14 . 1914 . 14 . Pennsylvania Dept. of Internal Affairs . Harrisburg.
  2. Book: Thurston, George . Directory of the Monongahela and Youghiogheny Valleys: Containing Brief Historical Sketches of the Various Towns Located on Them . Pittsburgh . 1859 . 231 .
  3. News: Lowe . Al . Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . January 21, 1998 . How small is small? Pop. 515 . PG South, p. S-6 . Newspapers.com.
  4. Web site: USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code . May 25, 2017 . United States Postal Service.
  5. Web site: Postmaster Finder: Postmasters by City: Coulters Post Office - Allegheny County, Pennsylvania . . April 21, 2021.