Harmar is a township in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, home to about 3,075 people across 5.9 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 15024 and 15238.
Homes sold for a median of $216 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
Population3,075525 per sq mi
Median home value$206,200Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$216Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Harmar. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Harmar
Distances
Nearest major airport
Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT)21 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Pittsburgh, PA11 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Philadelphia, PA251 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Harmar; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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
Harmar had 3,133 residents in the 2020 census, down 3% since 2000.
It’s the 882nd largest of 2,568 towns in Pennsylvania by population.
Allegheny County grew from 775,058 residents in 1900 to 1,250,578 in 2020.
Allegheny County, 1900–2020
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.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Acmetonia Lock 3, PA weather station (2 miles away).
Jobs in Allegheny County
709,774 jobs at 33,812 businesses in Allegheny County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
375 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Harmar’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Upmc St. MargaretGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Pittsburgh5.6 miles
Allegheny Valley HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Natrona7.1 miles
Children's Home of PittsburghChildren’s hospital · no emergency room · Pittsburgh8.1 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
34
Specialist doctors
61
Dentists
28
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
59
Mental health providers
131
Physical and occupational therapists
46
Optometrists
5
Chiropractors
11
Pharmacies
9
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 Harmar
Parks (3 nearby)
Emmerling Park · 58 acres1.5 mi
Highbury Park · 6 acres0.8 mi
Terrace Drive Playground · 2 acres1.7 mi
Grocery stores
Walmart Supercenter2.4 mi
ALDI2.5 mi
Today's Organic Market2.8 mi
Giant Eagle4.2 mi
Pharmacies
Walmart Pharmacy2.4 mi
Walgreens2.5 mi
Rite Aid2.8 mi
The Medicine Shoppe3.2 mi
Libraries
Dorseyville Middle School Library2.1 mi
Hartwood Elementary School Library2.2 mi
Oakmont Carnegie Library2.7 mi
Tenth Street Elementary School Library2.9 mi
Cooper-Siegel Community Library3.5 mi
Museums
Kerr Museum3.0 mi
Hartwood Acres Mansion3.2 mi
Rachel Carson Homestead3.6 mi
Large Scale Systems Museum (LSSM)4.4 mi
Bayernhof Music Museum5.5 mi
Theaters and performance venues
The Oaks Theater3.1 mi
Benedum Visual Arts Center3.1 mi
Hillman Center for Performing Arts3.2 mi
Marshall Auditorium3.7 mi
Hartwood Acres Amphitheater3.9 mi
Counts are within about 2 miles of the center of town.
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Schools in Harmar
Public schools here are run by Allegheny Valley SD, Fox Chapel Area SD, Deer Lakes SD. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(9)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Acmetonia El SchCheswick
Pre-K–6
458
Public
2.0 mi
Fairview El SchPittsburgh
K–5
387
Public
2.8 mi
Hartwood El SchPittsburgh
K–5
386
Public
2.2 mi
OHara El SchPittsburgh
K–5
726
Public
3.2 mi
East Union Intrmd SchCheswick
3–5
335
Public
4.3 mi
Deer Lakes MSCheswick
6–8
383
Public
4.5 mi
Dorseyville MSPittsburgh
6–8
981
Public
2.1 mi
Deer Lakes HSCheswick
9–12
581
Public
4.2 mi
Fox Chapel Area HSPittsburgh
9–12
1,360
Public
3.0 mi
Private schools(3)
School
Grades
Students
Affiliation
Distance
Shady Side AcademyPittsburgh
Pre-K–12
1,118
Nonsectarian
3.2 mi
Shady Side AcademyPittsburgh
Pre-K–12
1,118
Nonsectarian
3.3 mi
Shady Side Academy Country Day SchoolPittsburgh
Pre-K–5
152
Nonsectarian
3.2 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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