Map of Blairsville borough, Pennsylvania

Blairsville is a borough in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, United States, located 42 miles (68 km) east of Pittsburgh, and on the Conemaugh River. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 3,252.

Blairsville borough overview:
Name:	Blairsville borough
LSAD Code:	21
LSAD Description:	borough (suffix)
State:	Pennsylvania
County:	Indiana County
Incorporated:	1825
Elevation:	1,010 ft (310 m)
Total Area:	1.41 sq mi (3.66 km²)
Land Area:	1.41 sq mi (3.66 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	3,214
Population Density:	2,272.98/sq mi (877.33/km²)
ZIP code:	15717
Area code:	724
FIPS code:	4206904
Website:	blairsvilleboropa.com

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History

Blairsville was settled in 1818 and incorporated in 1825. In the past, railway shops, foundries, machine shops, enameling plants, and manufactories of plate glass and lumber employed the residents. It was the seat of Blairsville College, a Presbyterian institution opened in 1851. Just outside of the city limits in Burrell Township, auto and diesel repair trade school New Village Institute has operated since 2021.

The Blairsville Armory and St. Peter’s Episcopal Church and Rectory are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

In 1902, the countryside around Blairsville became one of the first in Pennsylvania to have a woman, Anna J. Devers, appointed as a Rural Free Delivery carrier, delivering mail from the Blairsville Post Office.

M. C. Eignus (1844–1941), Illinois state representative, was born in Blairsville.

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Geography

Blairsville is located in the southern portion of Indiana County, bordered by the Conemaugh River, Westmoreland County to the south and west and Burrell Township to the north and east.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 1.41 square miles (3.66 km), all land.