Mount Oliver is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, home to about 3,319 people across 0.3 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 15210.
Homes sold for a median of $76 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Population3,3199,762 per sq mi
Median home value$96,900Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$76Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Mount Oliver. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Mount Oliver
Distances
Nearest major airport
Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT)14 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Pittsburgh, PA2 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Philadelphia, PA257 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Mount Oliver; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Mount Oliver
U.S. Representative · Pennsylvania’s 12th DistrictSummer L. Lee (D)
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
Mount Oliver had 3,394 residents in the 2020 census, down 15% since 2000.
It’s the 831st 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 22°F. About 41.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Pittsburgh Allegheny Co Ap, PA weather station (5 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
32 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Mount Oliver.
Nearest hospitals
Upmc MercyGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Pittsburgh2.4 miles
Magee Womens Hospital of Upmc Health SystemGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Pittsburgh2.4 miles
Upmc Presbyterian ShadysideGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Pittsburgh2.7 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
3
Dentists
3
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
3
Mental health providers
19
Optometrists
1
Chiropractors
3
Pharmacies
7
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 Mount Oliver
Parks (7 nearby)
McKinley Park · 76 acres1.0 mi
South Side Park · 53 acres1.0 mi
Transverse Field · 11 acres<0.1 mi
Volunteers Park · 8 acres0.8 mi
Arlington Playground · 4 acres0.9 mi
McCloskey Field0.9 mi
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
A & E Deli0.7 mi
Pharmacies
Hilltop Pharmacy1.1 mi
UPMC Mercy Outpatient Pharmacy2.0 mi
Rite Aid2.1 mi
The Medicine Shoppe2.2 mi
Libraries (4 nearby)
Philip Murray Elementary School Library0.3 mi
Knoxville Public Library CPL0.5 mi
Knoxville Middle School Library0.8 mi
Arlington Middle School Library0.9 mi
Museums
Wood Street Galleries2.6 mi
Fort Pitt Museum2.7 mi
Senator John Heinz History Center2.8 mi
University Art Gallery2.9 mi
International Academy of Jazz Hall of Fame2.9 mi
Theaters and performance venues
Rex Theater1.5 mi
Pittsburgh City Theatre1.6 mi
Quantum Theatre1.6 mi
Rex Theatre1.6 mi
Actors Civic Theatre2.1 mi
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Schools in Mount Oliver
Public schools here are run by Pittsburgh SD. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(5)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Pittsburgh Arlington K-8Pittsburgh
Pre-K–8
385
Public
0.3 mi
Pittsburgh Concord K-5Pittsburgh
Pre-K–5
430
Public
1.4 mi
Pittsburgh Roosevelt K -5Pittsburgh
Pre-K–5
278
Public
0.7 mi
Pittsburgh Grandview K-5Pittsburgh
K–5
195
Public
1.3 mi
Pittsburgh Carrick HSPittsburgh
9–12
515
Public
1.2 mi
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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