Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania

About Wilkinsburg

Wilkinsburg is a close-knit town in western Pennsylvania counting 13,800 people who proudly call it home.

Officially, Wilkinsburg is a borough — a form of municipal government most common in the Northeast. The community covers 2.25 square miles, giving it a compact, walkable footprint at roughly 6,133 residents per square mile.

📰 Wilkinsburg News Today

• Police: Two girls found alive after spending days in Wilkinsburg home with bodies of 2 adults WTAE · Aug 4
• 2 young girls found alive after adults died in Allegheny County home WGAL · Aug 4
• 2 young children found alive in home with 2 dead adults in Wilkinsburg cbsnews.com · Aug 4
• Water main break shuts down part of Parkway East detour in Wilkinsburg WPXI · Jul 23
• Wilkinsburg Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 22

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Wilkinsburg Unique

• The only place in America named Wilkinsburg — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in western Pennsylvania, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Pennsylvania — one of 2,002 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• The sweet spot: real amenities without big-city congestion.
• Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 13,800.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 2 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Wilkinsburg

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🍽️ Where to Eat in Wilkinsburg

• Alta Via Pizzeria — pizza
• Everyday Café — coffee shop (café)
• Hook Fish & Chicken — wings
• KLVN Coffee Lab (café)
• Showcase BBQ — barbecue
• Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
• täkō tôrtä — mexican
• Commonplace Coffee — coffee shop (café)
• Peppi's
• Salvatore's Pizza House — pizza

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• International Museum of the Bamileke Genocide · Museum
• Pittsburgh Yarn Company · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Wilkinsburg

• Dornbush Rain Garden · Garden reviews ★
• Westinghouse Park reviews ★
• A Second Chance Community Garden · Garden reviews ★
• Chadwick Park reviews ★
• Dallas Parklet reviews ★
• East Hills Park reviews ★
• Graham Field reviews ★
• Homewood Park reviews ★
• Ross Street Park reviews ★
• Upland Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Wilkinsburg

• Kelly Primary Sch
• Turner Intermediate Sch

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Wilkinsburg

🏘️ Nearby Communities