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Turtlepoint, Pennsylvania

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Turtlepoint, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community
Turtlepoint is located in Pennsylvania
Turtlepoint
Turtlepoint
Coordinates: 41°52′18″N 78°20′23″W / 41.87167°N 78.33972°W / 41.87167; -78.33972Coordinates: 41°52′18″N 78°20′23″W / 41.87167°N 78.33972°W / 41.87167; -78.33972
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyMcKean
Elevation
1,463 ft (446 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
16750
Area code(s)814
GNIS feature ID1189976[1]
Road sign for Turtlepoint, PA
Road sign for Turtlepoint, PA
Road sign for Turtlepoint, PA on Route 155 with building in background
Road sign for Turtlepoint, PA on Route 155 with building in background
Carlsons' Store, Turtlepoint PA
Carlsons' Store, Turtlepoint PA

Turtlepoint is an unincorporated community in Annin Township, McKean County, Pennsylvania, United States.[1] The community is located along Pennsylvania Route 155, approximately 5.2 miles (8.4 km) northwest of Port Allegany. Turtlepoint has a post office with ZIP code 16750.[2][3] The Allegheny River flows through the area.

The area is notable for its large, flat farm fields, a rarity in mountainous Northern Pennsylvania. The community is also home to a gravel pit business.

A center of the community is Carlsons' Store, which features a grocery store, meat market, deli, US Post Office, and agricultural supplies/feed store. It has been operated by the Carlson family for several generations and is a rare remaining example of the general stores that were common in rural parts of North America in the middle of the twentieth century.

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Unincorporated area

Unincorporated area

An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have no unincorporated areas at all or these are very rare: typically remote, outlying, sparsely populated or uninhabited areas.

McKean County, Pennsylvania

McKean County, Pennsylvania

McKean County is a rural county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 40,432. Its county seat is Smethport. The county was created in 1804 and organized in 1826. It was named in honor of former Pennsylvania Governor and Declaration of Independence signer Thomas McKean.

Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania, officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States. Pennsylvania borders Delaware to its southeast, Maryland to its south, West Virginia to its southwest, Ohio to its west, Lake Erie and the Canadian province of Ontario to its northwest, New York state to its north, and the Delaware River and New Jersey to its east.

Pennsylvania Route 155

Pennsylvania Route 155

Pennsylvania Route 155 is a 32.2-mile-long (51.8 km) state highway located in Cameron, Potter, and McKean counties in Pennsylvania. The southern terminus is at PA 120 in Emporium. The northern terminus is at PA 446 in Eldred Township.

Port Allegany, Pennsylvania

Port Allegany, Pennsylvania

Port Allegany is a borough in McKean County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,116 at the 2020 census.

Post office

Post office

A post office is a public facility and a retailer that provides mail services, such as accepting letters and parcels, providing post office boxes, and selling postage stamps, packaging, and stationery. Post offices may offer additional services, which vary by country. These include providing and accepting government forms, and processing government services and fees. The chief administrator of a post office is called a postmaster.

Filming of Unstoppable

Parts of the 2010 film Unstoppable were filmed in Turtlepoint and many of the small communities nearby. The scene involving the horse trailer being hit by the train was filmed at Carlsons' Store.

Notable person

Source: "Turtlepoint, Pennsylvania", Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, (2022, May 4th), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turtlepoint,_Pennsylvania.

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References
  1. ^ a b "Turtlepoint". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. ^ United States Postal Service. "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved July 23, 2017.
  3. ^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved July 23, 2017.


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