Town guide

Fox Chapel, Pennsylvania

Fox Chapel is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, home to about 5,246 people across 7.9 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 15215 and 15238.

Homes sold for a median of $254 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.

Population5,246667 per sq mi
Median home value$900,600Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$254Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking23%Median of 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Fox Chapel

2 ZIP codes, 2 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Fox Chapel

Distances

Nearest major airportPittsburgh International Airport (PIT)18 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Pittsburgh, PA8 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Philadelphia, PA253 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Fox Chapel; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Fox Chapel

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Fox Chapel had 5,343 residents in the 2020 census, down 2% since 2000.

It’s the 544th largest of 2,568 towns in Pennsylvania by population.

Allegheny County grew from 775,058 residents in 1900 to 1,250,578 in 2020.

Fox Chapel population by census2000: 5,436, 2010: 5,388, 2020: 5,3435,43620005,38820105,3432020

Allegheny County, 1900–2020

Allegheny County population, 1900 to 20201900: 775,058, 1910: 1,018,463, 1920: 1,185,808, 1930: 1,374,410, 1940: 1,411,539, 1950: 1,515,237, 1960: 1,628,587, 1970: 1,605,016, 1980: 1,450,085, 1990: 1,336,449, 2000: 1,281,666, 2010: 1,223,348, 2020: 1,250,578775K’00’101.2M’20’301.4M’40’501.6M’60’701.5M’80’901.3M’00’101.3M’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 83°F in summer, and winter lows average 19°F. About 44.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Fox ChapelJan: high 36°F, low 19°F, 3.4 in; Feb: high 40°F, low 21°F, 2.9 in; Mar: high 49°F, low 28°F, 3.7 in; Apr: high 62°F, low 38°F, 3.7 in; May: high 72°F, low 49°F, 3.9 in; Jun: high 79°F, low 58°F, 4.5 in; Jul: high 83°F, low 62°F, 4.5 in; Aug: high 82°F, low 61°F, 3.6 in; Sep: high 76°F, low 54°F, 4.2 in; Oct: high 64°F, low 43°F, 3.3 in; Nov: high 51°F, low 32°F, 3.3 in; Dec: high 42°F, low 26°F, 3.7 in36°19°Jan3.440°21°Feb2.949°28°Mar3.762°38°Apr3.772°49°May3.979°58°Jun4.583°62°Jul4.582°61°Aug3.676°54°Sep4.264°43°Oct3.351°32°Nov3.342°26°Dec3.7Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Acmetonia Lock 3, PA weather station (4 miles away).

Jobs in Allegheny County

709,774 jobs at 33,812 businesses in Allegheny County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Allegheny CountyHealth care and social assistance: 142,873 jobs; Retail trade: 68,050 jobs; Professional services: 66,131 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 60,009 jobs; Finance and insurance: 54,287 jobs; Educational services: 53,160 jobs; Company headquarters: 51,324 jobs; Administrative and support: 35,233 jobsHealth care and social assistance 20% Retail trade 10% Professional services 9% Hotels and restaurants 9% Finance and insurance 8% Educational services 8% Company headquarters 7% Administrative and support 5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

856 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Fox Chapel’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • Upmc St. MargaretGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Pittsburgh2.8 miles
  • Children's Home of PittsburghChildren’s hospital · no emergency room · Pittsburgh5.1 miles
  • Upmc Children's Hospital of PittsburghChildren’s hospital · emergency room · Pittsburgh5.3 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors91
Specialist doctors151
Dentists46
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants141
Mental health providers242
Physical and occupational therapists162
Optometrists8
Chiropractors15
Pharmacies13

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.

Places in and around Fox Chapel

Parks (13 nearby)

  • Trillium Trail · 200 acres0.9 mi
  • Beechwood Farms · 120 acres1.5 mi
  • Red Gables Farm · 106 acres1.8 mi
  • Riding Meadow Park · 47 acres0.4 mi
  • Old Squaw Trail Park · 45 acres0.9 mi
  • Fay Park · 31 acres1.9 mi

Grocery stores

  • Today's Organic Market2.5 mi
  • Market District2.7 mi
  • Giant Eagle3.0 mi
  • ALDI3.2 mi

Pharmacies

  • Walgreens2.4 mi
  • The Medicine Shoppe2.5 mi
  • Rite Aid2.6 mi
  • Towne Drugs2.7 mi

Libraries (1 nearby)

  • Cooper-Siegel Community Library1.0 mi

Museums

  • Bayernhof Music Museum2.5 mi
  • Kerr Museum2.6 mi
  • Hartwood Acres Mansion3.1 mi
  • King Museum3.9 mi
  • Pittsburgh Glass Center5.0 mi

Theaters and performance venues (2 nearby)

  • Benedum Visual Arts Center0.3 mi
  • Hillman Center for Performing Arts0.4 mi

Counts are within about 2 miles of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

Schools in Fox Chapel

Public schools here are run by Fox Chapel Area SD. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (6)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Fairview El SchPittsburghK–5387Public1.5 mi
Hartwood El SchPittsburghK–5386Public3.4 mi
Kerr El SchPittsburghK–5426Public1.9 mi
OHara El SchPittsburghK–5726Public1.6 mi
Dorseyville MSPittsburgh6–8981Public3.4 mi
Fox Chapel Area HSPittsburgh9–121,360Public1.2 mi
Private schools (4)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Shady Side AcademyPittsburghPre-K–121,118Nonsectarian0.3 mi
Shady Side AcademyPittsburghPre-K–121,118Nonsectarian0.4 mi
Shady Side Academy Country Day SchoolPittsburghPre-K–5152Nonsectarian0.3 mi
Watson Institut Social Ctr for Academic AchievemntPittsburgh2–1285Nonsectarian3.2 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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Shares ZIP codes with O'Hara, Sharpsburg, Aspinwall, Indiana Township, Blawnox, Pittsburgh, Shaler and Harmar.

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