S.N.P.J., Pennsylvania | |
Native Name: | Slovenska Narodna Podporna Jednota (Slovene) |
Settlement Type: | Borough |
Coordinates: | 40.9289°N -80.4986°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Pennsylvania |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Lawrence |
Established Title: | Established |
Established Date: | 1978 |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Gerald Sankovich |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.78 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.75 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.03 |
Elevation Max Footnotes: | [2] |
Elevation Max Ft: | 1,250 |
Elevation Max Point: | northeast corner |
Elevation Min Ft: | 1,055 |
Elevation Min Point: | tributary to Sugar Creek |
Population Footnotes: | [3] |
Population Total: | 15 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 25.37 |
Timezone1: | EST |
Utc Offset1: | -4 |
Timezone1 Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | -5 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 16120 |
Area Code: | 724 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 42-71620 |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Area Total Km2: | 2.01 |
Area Land Km2: | 1.94 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.07 |
Population Density Km2: | 9.80 |
S.N.P.J. is a borough in western Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 Census, the borough had a population of 15.[3] It is part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area.
S.N.P.J. stands for "Slovenska Narodna Podporna Jednota" (Slovene National Benefit Society), a fraternal society and financial co-operative based in North Fayette, Pennsylvania. The society applied to have their 500acres recreation center in western Pennsylvania designated as a separate municipality in 1977. The S.N.P.J. borough was created so that the society could, among other things, get its own liquor license. North Beaver Township, the municipality in which the center was originally located, restricted the sale of alcohol on Sundays (blue law).
S.N.P.J. once had the distinction of being the least-populated borough in the state (but not municipality; East Fork Road District, population 14, was less populous) until a mine fire beneath Centralia made that borough unsafe to live in.
S.N.P.J. is located at 40.9289°N -80.4986°W (40.928916, -80.498828).[4]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of, with 20acres of the area covered by water.
It is more of a recreation complex than a community, and has 60 rental cabins, 115 mobile home slots, and an artificial lake. It is open to the public as a summertime resort and facility for bingo, weddings, and dances. Members of the society get a discount on the events.
The Mohawk Area School District serves the borough.