Westwood (Pittsburgh)

Westwood
Neighborhood of Pittsburgh
Coordinates: 40°26′02″N 80°02′56″W / 40.434°N 80.049°W / 40.434; -80.049
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Allegheny County
City	Pittsburgh
Area[1]
• Total	0.692 sq mi (1.79 km2)
Population (2010)[1]
• Total	3,066
• Density	4,400/sq mi (1,700/km2)

Westwood is a neighborhood in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania's West End Region. Annexed by the City of Pittsburgh in three pieces, the eastern third in 1872, then the remaining sectors progressing west in 1921 and 1927, Westwood is and has always been a quiet community inhabited by a large variety of residents. It also contains a public elementary school bearing the community's name, as well as a public swimming pool, a playground, and ballfields. The neighborhood's main thoroughfare is Noblestown Road (which splits it in two), and Noble Manor is the major commercial district for Westwood and most of the surrounding communities. It has a zip codes of both 15205 (Western Half) and 15220 (Eastern Half), and has representation on Pittsburgh City Council by the council member (Theresa Kail-Smith) for District 2 (West Neighborhoods). The Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire houses 29 Engine in Westwood.

Surrounding communities

• North – Crafton Heights (a Pittsburgh neighborhood)
• North east – Elliott (a Pittsburgh neighborhood)
• East – West End Valley and Ridgemont, (Pittsburgh neighborhoods)
• South – Green Tree (an Allegheny county borough)
• South west – Oakwood (a Pittsburgh neighborhood)
• West – Crafton (an Allegheny county borough)

See also

• List of Pittsburgh neighborhoods

References

External links

• Interactive Pittsburgh Neighborhoods Map

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