Elrama, Pennsylvania | |
Settlement Type: | census-designated place |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Pennsylvania |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Washington |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 0.38 |
Area Land Km2: | 0.38 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 285 |
Population Density Km2: | 751.86 |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 42-23392 |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.15 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.15 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 1952.05 |
Elrama is a census-designated place located in Union Township, Washington County in the state of Pennsylvania. The community is located in the eastern tip of Union Township in Washington County, near the Monongahela River, along Pennsylvania Route 837. As of the 2020 census, the population was 285 residents.
In 2012, the Elrama coal-fired power plant built in the 1950s by Duquesne Light was decommissioned. In 2023, the final steps of demolition were completed.[3]