Interesting Facts & and Statistics

Statistics & Facts

The population of Penn Hills is approximately 46,800 (2000).
The approximate number of families is 19,490 (2000).
The median family income 46,971.00 (2000)
The Penn Hills School District offers "schools of focus"
   (where parents can choose what elementary school their child will attend)
The amount of land area in Penn Hills is 49.279 sq. kilometers.
The amount of land area in Penn Hills is 19 sq. miles.
The amount of surface water is 0.696 sq kilometers.
The distance from Penn Hills to Washington DC is 188 miles.
The distance to the Pennsylvania state capital (Harrisburg) is 156 miles. (as the crow flies)
Penn Hills is positioned 40.47 degrees north of the equator and 79.82 degrees west of the prime meridian.

Location

Penn Hills location: in the eastern suburbs of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Surrounding communities to Penn Hills are Verona, Oakmont, Plum, Monroeville, Wilkins, Churchill, Wilkinsburg and Pittsburgh.

Municipal Building

Penn Hills Municipal Building is located at 12245 Frankstown Road Penn Hills, Pennsylvania.

History & History Related Items

Initially founded in 1851 as Penn Township. The current Home Rule Charter for Penn Hills was addopted in 1976

Attractions

13 Parks
4 Golf Courses
4 miles of riverfront
Proposed site for Maglev Magport Station.
5 public Elementary Schools
1 Public Middle School
1 Public High School

Only ten miles east of Downtown Pittsburgh, Penn Hills is a suburban community and the most populous of Pittsburgh suburbs