Town guide

Mount Pleasant Borough, Pennsylvania

Mount Pleasant Borough is a borough in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, home to about 4,199 people across 1.0 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 15666.

Homes sold for a median of $185 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.

Population4,1994,199 per sq mi
Median home value$143,000Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$185Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking24%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Mount Pleasant Borough

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Mount Pleasant Borough. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology

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Around Mount Pleasant Borough

Distances

Nearest major airportPittsburgh International Airport (PIT)44 miles away
Closer regional airportArnold Palmer Regional Airport (LBE)9 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Pittsburgh, PA30 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Philadelphia, PA232 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Mount Pleasant Borough; driving is longer.

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

Who represents Mount Pleasant Borough

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 Pleasant Borough had 4,245 residents in the 2020 census, down 10% since 2000.

It’s the 673rd largest of 2,568 towns in Pennsylvania by population.

Westmoreland County grew from 160,175 residents in 1900 to 354,663 in 2020.

Mount Pleasant Borough population by census2000: 4,728, 2010: 4,454, 2020: 4,2454,72820004,45420104,2452020

Westmoreland County, 1900–2020

Westmoreland County population, 1900 to 20201900: 160,175, 1910: 231,304, 1920: 273,568, 1930: 294,995, 1940: 303,411, 1950: 313,179, 1960: 352,629, 1970: 376,935, 1980: 392,294, 1990: 370,321, 2000: 369,993, 2010: 365,169, 2020: 354,663160K’00’10274K’20’30303K’40’50353K’60’70392K’80’90370K’00’10355K’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 82°F in summer, and winter lows average 21°F. About 44 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 30 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Mount Pleasant BoroughJan: high 37°F, low 21°F, 3.3 in; Feb: high 41°F, low 21°F, 2.2 in; Mar: high 50°F, low 28°F, 3.4 in; Apr: high 62°F, low 36°F, 3.6 in; May: high 71°F, low 47°F, 4.3 in; Jun: high 79°F, low 56°F, 4.9 in; Jul: high 82°F, low 60°F, 4.4 in; Aug: high 81°F, low 59°F, 4 in; Sep: high 75°F, low 51°F, 3.5 in; Oct: high 64°F, low 40°F, 3.2 in; Nov: high 52°F, low 31°F, 3.4 in; Dec: high 42°F, low 25°F, 3.8 in37°21°Jan3.341°21°Feb2.250°28°Mar3.462°36°Apr3.671°47°May4.379°56°Jun4.982°60°Jul4.481°59°Aug4.075°51°Sep3.564°40°Oct3.252°31°Nov3.442°25°Dec3.8Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Mt Pleasant, PA weather station (3 miles away).

Jobs in Westmoreland County

124,843 jobs at 8,428 businesses in Westmoreland County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Westmoreland CountyHealth care and social assistance: 19,494 jobs; Manufacturing: 19,080 jobs; Retail trade: 17,793 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 13,007 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 7,402 jobs; Professional services: 7,078 jobs; Wholesale trade: 6,777 jobs; Construction: 6,770 jobsHealth care and social assistance 16% Manufacturing 15% Retail trade 14% Hotels and restaurants 10% Transportation and warehousing 6% Professional services 6% Wholesale trade 5% Construction 5%

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

Health care

140 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Mount Pleasant Borough.

Nearest hospitals

  • Excela Health - Frick HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Mount Pleasant2.7 miles
  • Excela Health Westmoreland Regional HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Greensburg9.0 miles
  • Excela Health Latrobe HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Latrobe9.8 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors25
Specialist doctors19
Dentists14
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants29
Mental health providers12
Physical and occupational therapists22
Optometrists5
Chiropractors14
Pharmacies8

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 Pleasant Borough

Grocery stores

  • Walmart Supercenter3.6 mi
  • ALDI3.9 mi

Pharmacies

  • Rite Aid3.8 mi

Libraries

  • Mount Pleasant Free Public Library2.4 mi

Counts are within about 1 mile 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 Mount Pleasant Borough

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

Public schools (4)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Norvelt El SchMount PleasantK–3457Public2.6 mi
Ramsay El SchMount Pleasant4–6396Public2.6 mi
Mount Pleasant Area JHSMount Pleasant7–8290Public0.7 mi
Mount Pleasant Area HSMount Pleasant9–12597Public0.7 mi
Private schools (3)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Verna Montessori SchoolMount PleasantPre-K–870Roman Catholic5.7 mi
Mt Carmel Christian SchoolMount PleasantK–1284Christian (no specific denomination)5.7 mi
Trauger Mennonite Church SchoolMount Pleasant1–1228Mennonite4.1 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 Mount Pleasant Township (Westmoreland County), East Huntingdon and Bullskin.

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