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Elrama, Pennsylvania
census-designated place
Elrama along northbound PA 837
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Washington
Area
• Total	0.15 sq mi (0.38 km)
• Land	0.15 sq mi (0.38 km)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km)
Population
• Total	285
• Density	1,952.05/sq mi (751.86/km)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	42-23392

Elrama is a census-designated place located in Union Township, Washington County in the state of Pennsylvania. The community is located in the eastern tip of Union Township in Washington County, near the Monongahela River, along Pennsylvania Route 837. As of the 2020 census, the population was 285 residents.

In 2012, the Elrama coal-fired power plant built in the 1950s by Duquesne Light was decommissioned. In 2023, the final steps of demolition were completed.

Demographics

Notable people

• Al Helfer (1911–1975), radio sportscaster

References

1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
2. "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
3. Guidotti, Ross; Linder, Lauren (May 12, 2023). "Crews implode rest of former Elrama power plant - CBS Pittsburgh". www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
4. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
5. "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States
County seat: Washington
Cities	Monongahela Washington
Boroughs	Allenport Beallsville Bentleyville Burgettstown California Canonsburg Centerville Charleroi Claysville Coal Center Cokeburg Deemston Donora Dunlevy East Washington Elco Ellsworth Finleyville Green Hills Houston Long Branch Marianna McDonald‡ Midway New Eagle North Charleroi Roscoe Speers Stockdale Twilight West Brownsville West Middletown
Townships	Amwell Blaine Buffalo Canton Carroll Cecil Chartiers Cross Creek Donegal East Bethlehem East Finley Fallowfield Hanover Hopewell Independence Jefferson Morris Mount Pleasant North Bethlehem North Franklin North Strabane Nottingham Peters Robinson Smith Somerset South Franklin South Strabane Union West Bethlehem West Finley West Pike Run
CDPs	Aaronsburg Atlasburg Avella Baidland Bulger Cecil-Bishop Cross Creek East Marianna Eighty Four Elrama Fredericktown Gastonville Hendersonville Hickory Joffre Laboratory Langeloth Lawrence McGovern McMurray Meadowlands Midland Millsboro Muse Paris Slovan Southpointe Southview Strabane Taylorstown Thompsonville Van Voorhis West Alexander Westland Wickerham Manor-Fisher Wolfdale Wylandville
Unincorporated communities	Amity Blainsburg Cecil Condit Crossing Cool Valley Courtney Cracker Jack Denbo Fallowfield Florence Gambles Glyde Good Intent Hazel Kirk Log Pile Lover Manifold McAdams North Fredericktown Old Concord Prosperity Raccoon Richeyville Scenery Hill Studa Ten Mile Venetia Vestaburg
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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40°15′07″N 79°55′29″W / 40.25194°N 79.92472°W / 40.25194; -79.92472

• Census-designated places in Washington County, Pennsylvania
• Pennsylvania populated places on the Monongahela River
• Census-designated places in Pennsylvania