Shanksville, Pennsylvania

Shanksville, Pennsylvania is a small borough in Somerset County, Pennsylvania. About 200 people live there. The town is 60 miles (97 kilometres) from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The area became well-known worldwide when United Airlines Flight 93 crashed into a field during the September 11 attacks. The town was founded in 1798.

Shanksville, Pennsylvania
Borough
Shanksville's Main Street in July 2006
Etymology: Christian Shank (founder)
Location of Shanksville in Somerset County, Pennsylvania.
Location of Pennsylvania in the United States
Coordinates: 40°1′2″N 78°54′21″W
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Somerset
Township	Stonycreek
Settled	1798
Incorporated	January 25, 1913
Founded by	Christian Shank
Area [1]
• Total	0.20 sq mi (0.51 km2)
• Land	0.20 sq mi (0.51 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	199
• Estimate  (2023)[3]	192
• Density	1,010.2/sq mi (390.0/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	42-69680

References

1. "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
2. "Shanksville borough, Pennsylvania". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 13, 2024.
3. "City and Town Population Totals: 2020−2023". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 13, 2024.

Other websites

Media related to Shanksville, Pennsylvania at Wikimedia Commons

• Flight 93 National Memorial (U.S. National Park Service)