| Rowes Run, Pennsylvania | |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Pushpin Map: | Pennsylvania#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Rowes Run |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Pennsylvania |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Fayette |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Subdivision Name3: | Redstone |
| Area Total Km2: | 3.2 |
| Area Land Km2: | 3.2 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.0 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 517 |
| Population Density Km2: | 161.8 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Ft: | 980 |
| Coordinates: | 40.0097°N -79.8142°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 42-66472 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1193232 |
Rowes Run is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Redstone Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 517.[1] The community was part of the Grindstone-Rowes Run CDP before it was split into two separate CDPs for the 2010 census.
Rowes Run was founded in 1907 by the Pittsburgh Coal Company. Also known as "New Hill", it was named for a stream that ran through property owned by James Rowe, a prominent figure in the area. The mine located in the town was known as Colonial #3. In 1911, the town was acquired by the H. C. Frick Coke Company.[2]
Rowes Run is located in northwestern Fayette County, at the northern end of Redstone Township. It is bordered to the north, across Grindstone Road, by the community of Grindstone. Redstone Creek forms the northern border of the Rowes Run CDP east of Grindstone Road. Brownsville is 5miles to the west, and Uniontown, the county seat, is to the southeast.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Rowes Run CDP has an area of 3.2sqkm, all land.[3]