Carrick (Pittsburgh)

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Coordinates: 40.397° N 79.987° W
Carrick
Neighborhood in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Population (1990): 11625^[1]
Population (2000): 10685^[1]
Area: 1.673 mi² ^[1]
ZIP code(s): 15227, 15210

Carrick is a neighborhood on the south side of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in the United States. It has two zip codes of both 15227 and 15210, and has representation on Pittsburgh City Council by the council member for District 4 (South Neighborhoods).

1 Geography
2 History
3 Education
4 See also
5 References
- 5.1 Further reading
6 External links

[edit] Geography

Carrick is situated atop a crest west of the Monongahela River. It is surrounded by (clockwise from the north) Knoxville, Mt. Oliver Borough, Mt. Oliver, St. Clair, Baldwin Borough, Brentwood Borough, Overbrook, Brookline, Bon Air. Brownsville Road runs across the top of the crest and is the main thoroughfare through the neighborhood.

[edit] History

Carrick was originally part of the land grant to Major John Ormsby from King George III in 1763 for his service during the capture of French and Indian War. Carrick and Mt. Oliver were once known as the Ormsby Tract or simply Ormsby.[1] The city of Birmingham was organized on this land by Ormsby's son in law Nathanial Bradford.[2]