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Welcome to Bethel Park ...

Bethel Park is located in Allegheny County<1>.


The location of Bethel Park has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Bethel Park, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1957.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Bethel Park has a population of 32,432 people<3> (see below for details).

Bethel Park is 1,220 feet [372 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Bethel Park lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Websites for Bethel Park ...

Official Website: www.bethelpark.net/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Bethel Park had an population of 32,432 people. This is an increase of 0.37% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 3.35% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Bethel Park had a population of 32,313 people. This makes Bethel Park the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Bethel Park represents 0.25% of the population of Pennsylvania (which has 12,702,379 people), making it the state's 16th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 32,313 people, the population of Bethel Park decreased 3.7% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 33,556 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Bethel Park.

Communities Also Named Bethel Park ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Bethel Park - it's located in Washington.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bethel Park.

Communities near Bethel Park ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bethel Park.

  • Pittsburgh
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Monroeville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Plum
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plum have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum
    • Plum is located in Allegheny County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,993 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plum <5>
  • West Mifflin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Mifflin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mifflin
    • West Mifflin is located in Allegheny County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,588 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Mifflin <5>
  • Murrysville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • McKeesport
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Wilkinsburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilkinsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinsburg
    • Wilkinsburg is located in Allegheny County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,186 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilkinsburg <5>
  • Franklin Park
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Park
    • Franklin Park is located in Allegheny County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,883 people
  • Washington
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Munhall
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Bethel Park. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bethel Park.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bethel Park. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bethel Park.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bethel Park. See our Newspapers Page for Bethel Park.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bethel Park ...

Looking for more information about Bethel Park? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Bethel Park, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Bethel Park.

Adding Bethel Park to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bethel Park in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Bethel Park was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Bethel Park post office opened in 1957.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bethel Park.

The official website for Bethel Park: www.bethelpark.net/

The official website for Allegheny County: www.county.allegheny.pa.us/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Allegheny, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Bethel Park.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bethel Park - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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