Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 4 min5:49 am – 8:53 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 17 min7:39 am – 4:56 pm
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People29,374 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 39.014,685 householdsMedian household income $55,028Median home value $171,300Median rent $997 a month45% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $3,171 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting9.4% unemployment rate65% of adults are in the labour force, 14,462 employedMain industries: education and health care 33%, professional and business services 16%, retail 11%Average commute 28 minutes49% drive alone, 7% car-pool, 15% take public transport, 2% walk or cycle, 26% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages42% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher95% finished high school, 19% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 94%, Spanish 3%2% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 84°F, lows 64°FColdest month January: highs 38°F, lows 22°F41 in of rain a year, on about 85 dayswettest month June25 in of snow a year, on about 24 days14 days above 90°F, 92 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Braddock Lock 2 station, 3 mi away; snow from Murrysville 2 Sw
Nearby landmarksCommunity College of Allegheny County Braddock Hills Centercollege · 1.5 miReformed Presbyterian Theological Seminarycollege · 1.9 miGreat Allegheny Passage Homestead Trailheadtrailhead · 3.1 miMonongahela River Pool Tworeservoir · 3.2 miCarnegie Lakelake · 3.9 miPanther Hollow Lakelake · 4.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsForest Hills Main Parkpark · under a mileHunter Recreation Siterecreation area · 1.0 miAllegheny Islands State Parkstate park · 7.3 miPoint State Parkstate park · 7.5 miBushy Run Battlefieldstate historic site · 13.4 mi · 241 acresNational Cemetery of the Alleghenieshistoric site · 17.1 mi · 254 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighAllegheny County, PA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsRiver flooding Very HighCold wave Very HighIce storm Very HighStrong wind Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality46% of days had good air in 2025168 of 365 days measured193 moderate, 4 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 52, worst day 129main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Allegheny County monitors, PA
Internet at home89% of households have a broadband subscription77% have cable, fibre or DSL10% rely on a mobile data plan alone8% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterPittsburgh Water & Sewer Authserves 520,000 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 202132 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,194 ft364 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalPittsburgh Detox and Residential Treatment Center1.5 miPost officeWilkinsburg Finance Post Office1.2 miTown hallBraddock Hills Municipal Community Buildingunder a milePoliceBraddock Hills Police Departmentunder a mileFire stationEdgewood Volunteer Fire Department - Station 1371.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi22 schools9 elementary, 3 middle, 2 high, 8 otherHighWoodland Hills Junior - Senior High Schoolunder a mileSchoolPace Schoolunder a mileSchoolTrinity Christian Schoolunder a mileCollegeCommunity College of Allegheny County Braddock Hills Center1.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportPittsburgh International Airport PIT20 miInterstateI-376under a mileUS highwayUS 30under a mileAmtrakUnion Station PGH6.7 miLight railSTEEL PLAZA STATIONPittsburgh Regional Transit (PRT)6.8 miCoachPittsburgh, PA (Carnegie Mellon area- Bus stop at the intersection of Forbes Ave and Morewood, opposite to Carnegie Mellon University Alumni House)OurBus4.1 miTransit111 stops within a milePittsburgh Regional Transit (PRT), Westmoreland TransitSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 15221 ZIP area.
