Shaler is a township in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, home to about 27,538 people across 11 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 15116 and 15209, and parts of 15101, 15215 and 15223 are in Shaler too.
Homes sold for a median of $207 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
Mostly Shaler; also O'Hara and Ross
Mostly Shaler; also Millvale and Ross
Mostly Hampton; part is in Shaler
Mostly O'Hara; part is in Shaler
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Shaler. 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)14 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Pittsburgh, PA6 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA257 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Shaler; 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.
Shaler had 28,132 residents in the 2020 census, down 5% since 2000.
It’s the 54th 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 85°F in summer, and winter lows average 21°F. About 38.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Emsworth L/D Ohio Rvr, PA weather station (7 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).
150 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Shaler’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 14 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 1 |
| Dentists | 16 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 11 |
| Mental health providers | 32 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 69 |
| Chiropractors | 7 |
| Pharmacies | 5 |
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 (19 nearby)
Grocery stores (4 nearby)
Pharmacies (1 nearby)
Libraries (3 nearby)
Museums
Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)
Counts are within about 2.5 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 1847.
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Public schools here are run by Shaler Area SD. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marzolf Primary SchPittsburgh | K–3 | 337 | Public | 0.9 mi |
| Scott Primary SchGlenshaw | K–3 | 394 | Public | 1.3 mi |
| Shaler Area El SchGlenshaw | 4–6 | 870 | Public | 1.3 mi |
| Shaler Area MSGlenshaw | 7–8 | 589 | Public | 0.2 mi |
| Shaler Area HSPittsburgh | 9–12 | 1,160 | Public | 0.9 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blessed Trinity AcademyGlenshaw | Pre-K–8 | 154 | Roman Catholic | 2.7 mi |
| Montessori Center AcademyGlenshaw | K–5 | 43 | Nonsectarian | 0.9 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 Hampton, McCandless, O'Hara, Etna, Millvale, Sharpsburg, Aspinwall, Pittsburgh, Fox Chapel, West Deer, Ross, Indiana Township and Reserve.
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.