Penn Hills is a township in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, home to about 40,242 people across 19 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 15147 and 15235.
Homes sold for a median of $158 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 1 of 2 were seller’s markets.
Mostly Penn Hills; also Verona and Plum
Mostly Penn Hills; also Wilkins and Churchill
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Penn Hills. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT)21 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Pittsburgh, PA8 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA249 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Penn Hills; 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.
Penn Hills had 41,059 residents in the 2020 census, down 12% since 2000.
It’s the 25th 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).
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 (4 miles away).
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).
373 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Penn Hills’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 49 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 20 |
| Dentists | 29 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 45 |
| Mental health providers | 136 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 67 |
| Optometrists | 12 |
| Chiropractors | 15 |
| Pharmacies | 16 |
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.
Parks (23 nearby)
Grocery stores (10 nearby)
Pharmacies (3 nearby)
Libraries (4 nearby)
Museums (1 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues
Counts are within about 3 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.
Public schools here are run by Woodland Hills SD, Penn Hills CS of Entrepreneurship, Penn Hills SD and others. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilkins El STEAM AcademyPittsburgh | Pre-K–5 | 447 | Public | 2.9 mi |
| Penn Hills CS of EntrepreneurshipPittsburgh | K–8 | 527 | Charter | 1.9 mi |
| Penn Hills El SchPittsburgh | K–5 | 1,228 | Public | 1.9 mi |
| Verner El SchVerona | K–6 | 160 | Public | 2.3 mi |
| Life Male STEAM Academy CSPittsburgh | 6–10 | 101 | Charter | 3.4 mi |
| Linton MSPittsburgh | 6–8 | 626 | Public | 0.9 mi |
| Penn Hills SHSPittsburgh | 9–12 | 1,049 | Public | 0.8 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redeemer Lutheran SchoolVerona | Pre-K–12 | 202 | Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod | 1.6 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 Wilkins, Churchill, Verona, Plum and Wilkinsburg.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.