Lawrence, 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: | 1.05 |
Area Land Km2: | 1.03 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.03 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 1236 |
Population Density Km2: | 1205.14 |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 15055[3] |
Area Code: | 724 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 42-41968 |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.41 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.40 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.01 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 3121.21 |
Lawrence is a census-designated place[4] located in Cecil Township, Washington County in the state of Pennsylvania. The community is a Pittsburgh suburb located in northern Washington County near the Allegheny County line. As of the 2010 census[5] the population was 540 residents.
Lawrence was mostly built as a miner's village for the Montour #4 Mine, which opened in 1914. Montour #4 closed in 1980 after flooding.[6]
Black Box Corporation is based in Lawrence.