Turtlepoint is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

in Annin Township,

McKean County McKean County is a rural county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 40,432. Its county seat is Smethport. The county was created in 1804 and organized in 1826. It was named in honor of former Pennsylv ...

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, United States. The community is located along

Pennsylvania Route 155 Pennsylvania Route 155 (PA 155) is a state highway located in Cameron, Potter, and McKean counties in Pennsylvania. The southern terminus is at PA 120 in Emporium. The northern terminus is at PA 446 in Eldred Township. Route description ...

, approximately northwest of

Port Allegany Port Allegany is a borough in McKean County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,116 at the 2020 census. The town's tree-lined streets lie in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, 30 miles west of the Allegheny River's headwat ...

. Turtlepoint has a

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with ZIP code 16750. The Allegheny River flows through the area. The area is notable for its large, flat farm fields, a rarity in mountainous Northern Pennsylvania. The community is also home to a gravel pit business. A center of the community is Carlsons' Store, which features a grocery store, meat market, deli, US Post Office, and agricultural supplies/feed store. It has been operated by the Carlson family for several generations and is a rare remaining example of the general stores that were common in rural parts of North America in the middle of the twentieth century.

Filming of ''Unstoppable''

Parts of the 2010 film ''Unstoppable'' were filmed in Turtlepoint and many of the small communities nearby. The scene involving the horse trailer being hit by the train was filmed at Carlsons' Store.

Notable person

* Susan "Busty Heart" Sykes, big-bust entertainer, owns a strip club in the hamlet

References

{{authority control Unincorporated communities in McKean County, Pennsylvania Unincorporated communities in Pennsylvania