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Welcome to East Pittsburgh ...

East Pittsburgh is located in Allegheny County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of East Pittsburgh, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1915.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, East Pittsburgh has a population of 1,757 people<2> (see below for details).

East Pittsburgh is 960 feet [293 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, East Pittsburgh had an population of 1,757 people. This is a decrease of 3.57% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 12.89% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, East Pittsburgh had a population of 1,822 people. This makes East Pittsburgh the county's 60th most populous community.

The population of East Pittsburgh represents 0.01% of the population of Pennsylvania (which has 12,702,379 people), making it the state's 455th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,822 people, the population of East Pittsburgh decreased 9.67% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 2,017 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for East Pittsburgh.

Communities near East Pittsburgh ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near East Pittsburgh.

  • Pittsburgh
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Bethel Park
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Park
    • Bethel Park is located in Allegheny County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,212 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethel Park <4>
  • Plum
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plum have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>
  • Murrysville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Baldwin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baldwin have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
    • Baldwin is located in Allegheny County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,419 people
  • Franklin Park
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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
  • Greensburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Whitehall
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • New Kensington
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jefferson Hills
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Hills
    • Jefferson Hills is located in Allegheny County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,136 people
    • Jefferson Hills has also been known as:
    • Jefferson

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 East Pittsburgh. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for East Pittsburgh.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of East Pittsburgh. 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 East Pittsburgh.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Pittsburgh ...

Looking for more information about East Pittsburgh? 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 East Pittsburgh, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for East Pittsburgh.

Adding East Pittsburgh to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of East Pittsburgh 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 East Pittsburgh was on a map titled Map of the Lincoln Highway (1915-1916).

For more details, see References and Mentions for East Pittsburgh.

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>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for East Pittsburgh.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around East Pittsburgh - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.