Pleasant Hills is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, home to about 8,399 people across 2.8 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 15122 and 15236.
Homes sold for a median of $169 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
Mostly West Mifflin; part is in Pleasant Hills
Mostly Baldwin; part is in Pleasant Hills
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Pleasant 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)17 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Pittsburgh, PA7 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA256 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Pleasant 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.
Pleasant Hills had 8,504 residents in the 2020 census, up 1% since 2000.
It’s the 337th 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 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 (3 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).
493 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Pleasant Hills’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 57 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 51 |
| Dentists | 46 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 83 |
| Mental health providers | 159 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 54 |
| Optometrists | 16 |
| Chiropractors | 27 |
| Pharmacies | 20 |
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 (9 nearby)
Grocery stores (3 nearby)
Pharmacies (3 nearby)
Libraries (3 nearby)
Museums
Theaters and performance venues (4 nearby)
Counts are within about 1.5 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.
Established in 1947.
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Public schools here are run by West Mifflin Area SD, Baldwin-Whitehall SD, West Jefferson Hills SD. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Homeville El SchWest Mifflin | Pre-K–3 | 424 | Public | 6.3 mi |
| McAnnulty El SchPittsburgh | Pre-K–K | 354 | Public | 1.3 mi |
| Clara Barton El SchWest Mifflin | K–3 | 229 | Public | 2.8 mi |
| McClellan El SchPittsburgh | K–2 | 367 | Public | 0.6 mi |
| Whitehall El SchPittsburgh | 1–2 | 669 | Public | 1.5 mi |
| West Mifflin Area MSWest Mifflin | 4–8 | 776 | Public | 6.1 mi |
| J.E. Harrison MSPittsburgh | 6–7 | 716 | Public | 1.7 mi |
| Pleasant Hills MSPittsburgh | 6–8 | 813 | Public | 0.8 mi |
| Baldwin SHSPittsburgh | 8–12 | 1,657 | Public | 1.3 mi |
| West Mifflin Area HSWest Mifflin | 9–12 | 964 | Public | 6.1 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Easter Seals Western and Central PaWest Mifflin | Pre-K | 41 | Nonsectarian | 2.0 mi |
| Mother of Mercy AcademyPittsburgh | Pre-K–8 | 298 | Roman Catholic | 2.1 mi |
| Mother of Mercy AcademyPittsburgh | Pre-K–8 | 297 | Roman Catholic | 2.1 mi |
| Walnut Grove Christian SchoolWest Mifflin | Pre-K–6 | 92 | Assembly of God | 3.6 mi |
| Grace Non-Traditional Christian AcademyPittsburgh | 9–12 | 407 | Nonsectarian | 0.6 mi |
| Wesley High SchoolPittsburgh | 9–12 | 80 | Nonsectarian | 2.6 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 West Mifflin, Baldwin, Whitehall Borough, Pittsburgh and South Park.
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