Pennsylvania · Census place 4221444

East McKeesport, Pennsylvania

East McKeesport is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania with an estimated 1,991 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 428th largest of 597 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024
1,991
#428 of 597 in Pennsylvania
Change since 2020
-3.8%
-78 people
Land area
0.4 sq mi
Density
4,856 / sq mi
State median 3,911
Orange pin: East McKeesport. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Harrisburg.

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East McKeesport population, 2020 to 2024

East McKeesport lost 78 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -3.8%. In the latest year it moved by -11.

2,06920202,04620212,02020222,00220231,9912024
July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 2,072. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

East McKeesport covers 0.41 square miles of land, for 4,856 people per square mile of land. The median Pennsylvania place of 5,000+ has 3,911, so East McKeesport is denser than the typical town.

What county East McKeesport is in

All of East McKeesport's residents live in Allegheny County, which had 1,231,814 residents in 2024. East McKeesport holds 0.2% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in East McKeesport

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps East McKeesport by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the borough's land: 15035. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a borough that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.

Where East McKeesport is

The Census internal point of East McKeesport is at 40.384800, -79.807400. Harrisburg, the capital, is 154.2 miles E in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Turtle Creek, PA (4,925 people), 1.8 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Pittsburgh, PA, 9.6 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal
40.384800, -79.807400
DMS
40°23'5.28"N 79°48'26.64"W
UTM
17N 601227.4E 4471150.3N
Geohash
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Plus code
87G295MV+W2

Daylight in East McKeesport

At 40.38° N, East McKeesport gets about 15 h 04 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 17 min around the December solstice, a swing of 5 h 46 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near East McKeesport

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Pennsylvania, measured between internal points. The closest is Wilmerding, 0.7 miles away, with 1,719 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of East McKeesport, PA?

1,991 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 78 (3.8%) from 2,069 in July 2020.

What county is East McKeesport in?

Allegheny County. All of its residents live in that county.

What ZIP codes cover East McKeesport?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 15035.

How far is East McKeesport from Harrisburg?

154.2 miles (248.2 km) in a straight line, heading E from East McKeesport.

What is the nearest larger city to East McKeesport?

Turtle Creek, PA, with 4,925 residents, 1.8 miles away between internal points.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
  3. 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
  4. 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.