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CheswickPA

A town of 1,661, settled in 1902.

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Photo: Nyttend · Public domain
Population
1,661
−4.2% since 2010
Typical home
$247K
+0.1% in a year
Household income
$75K
median
Median age
46.9
years
Jobs based here
1,076
Balanced

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Natural hazards

High risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 70% of U.S. communities.

70risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
70High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold waves
5
paid flood claims since 1980
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Cheswick has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 84°, a January night drops to 21°, and about 25 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

25″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter23–40°
Spring39–62°
Summer60–82°
Fall43–64°
Nov 1
typical first frost
Apr 16
typical last frost
+1.1°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Cheswick

Most working residents leave Cheswick for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Pittsburgh (26%), O'Hara (5%) and Harmar (5%). Half commute less than 11 miles.

2%work in town

Where working residents work

In Cheswick2%
Pittsburgh26%
O'Hara5%
Harmar5%
Monroeville3%
11 mi
median commute distance
1,076
jobs based in Cheswick
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Housing

A typical Cheswick home is worth about $247K

The typical Cheswick home is worth about $247,000, about the same as a year ago, 15% below the Pennsylvania typical home.

$247KZillow home value

Typical home value

Cheswick$247K
Pennsylvania$290K
+0.1%
value change, 1 year
3
homes sold in May
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Health

How healthy Cheswick is

Cheswick beats the Pennsylvania average on 3 of 5 CDC measures and trails it on 0.

5 measures vs. Pennsylvania
3 better2 too close to call0 worse
What stands outCheswickPA
Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth5.6%14.5%
Fewer adults sleeping under 7 hours32.2%37.9%
Allegheny Valley Hospital
6.1 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Outdoors

1.3% of Cheswick is conserved land

0.3 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.

1.3%conserved
1.3%
conserved · 5 of 352 acres
0.3 mi
of trails · 0.6 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Rachel Carson Park0.2 mi3
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
Cheswick, Pennsylvania - Airborne Batimore to Minneapolis
2009 · Cheswick, Pennsylvania - Airborne Batimore to Minneapolis · Wikimedia Commons
Cheswick’s story

124 years in pictures

5 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 1 places on the National Register.

Map of Allegheny County PA HighlightingCheswick, Pennsylvania - Batimore to MinneapolisSpruce from Coolidge in
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About Cheswick

Borough in Pennsylvania, US

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Cheswick is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, along the Allegheny River. The population was 1,672 as of the 2020 census. Cheswick Borough was incorporated in 1902. It is a residential suburb of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Established
1902
Population
1,672
Area
0.6 sq mi
Elevation
764 ft
ZIP code
15024

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