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CITY OF Pittsburgh

The BASICS

FOUNDED: March 18,1816
ORIGIN OF TOWNSHIP: British forces took over the French Fort Duquesne in a 1758 battle, renaming it Fort Pitt after British statesman William Pitt. As people began to settle in the Golden Triangle around the fort, John Campbell planned a town in 1764. But It was not until the early 1800s that Pittsburgh Took shape with the industrial Boom.
POPULATION: 334,563 (2002).
LAND SIZE: 55.5 square miles.
POSTAL/ZIP: West End, 15136, 15204, 15205, 15211, 15216, 15220, 15226, 15234; South Side, 15207, 15210, 15227, 15236; Squirrel Hill, 15207, 15208, 15213, 15217, 15218, 15221, 15232; East Liberty; 15147, 15201, 15206, 15215, 15221, 15224,; Hill District, 15219, 15222; North Side, 15212, 15214, 15233.

News YOU SHOULD KNOW

POLICE: Emergency, dial 911. Pittsburgh Bureau Headquarters, 100 Grant Street, (412) 255-2814, non-emergency.
FIRE: Emergency, dial 911, Fire Bureau, 6th Floor Public Safety Building, 100 Grant Street, (412) 255-2860, non-emergency.
AMBULANCE: Emergency, dial 911, Emergency Medical Services, 700 Filbert Street, (412) 255-2860, non-emergency.
TRASH COLLECTION: The city Refuse Collection Division picks up trash Biweekly, (412) 255-2621.
RECYCLING: The city Recycling Division picks up recycling and bulk trash beweekly, (412) 255-2621.
CITY OFFICE: Mayor’s Service Center, first floor City-County Building, 414 Grant Street, is an area where residents can seek information, request services, and lodge complaints, (412) 255-2621.
OFFICE HOURS: 7:30am to 4:45pm, weekdays
SCHOOL DISTRICT: Pittsburgh Public Schools, 314 South Bellefield Avenue, Pittsburgh, 15213, (412) 622-3500.

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