Lemont Furnace, Pennsylvania

Lemont Furnace, Pennsylvania
Lemont Furnace
Location within Fayette county
Lemont Furnace
Lemont Furnace (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°54′51″N 79°40′11″W / 39.91417°N 79.66972°W / 39.91417; -79.66972
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyFayette
TownshipNorth Union
Area
  Total
1.03 sq mi (2.68 km2)
  Land1.03 sq mi (2.66 km2)
  Water0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Elevation
1,050 ft (320 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
715
  Density695.53/sq mi (268.42/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
15456
FIPS code42-42640
GNIS feature ID1179192

Lemont Furnace is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in North Union Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located 3 miles (5 km) northeast of the city of Uniontown and approximately 60 miles (97 km) southeast of Pittsburgh. The community is part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. At the 2010 census, the population of Lemont Furnace was 827.

Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus, a Commonwealth Campus of the Pennsylvania State University system, is located 2 miles (3 km) north of Lemont Furnace. The campus serves the students of Fayette, Greene, Somerset, Washington, and Westmoreland counties in southwestern Pennsylvania.