Pennsylvania · Census place 4237784

Jeannette, Pennsylvania

Jeannette is a city in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania with an estimated 8,566 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 91st largest of 597 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024
8,566
#91 of 597 in Pennsylvania
Change since 2020
-2.3%
-198 people
Land area
2.4 sq mi
Density
3,584 / sq mi
State median 3,911
Orange pin: Jeannette. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Harrisburg.

Jeannette population, 2020 to 2024

Jeannette lost 198 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -2.3%. In the latest year it moved by -32. Among 193 Pennsylvania places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 142nd; the median place changed by +0.2%. The median place of 5,000+ in Pennsylvania has 8,364 people, so Jeannette is 1.0 times that size.

8,76420208,71920218,64120228,59820238,5662024
July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 8,779. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

Jeannette covers 2.39 square miles of land, for 3,584 people per square mile of land. The median Pennsylvania place of 5,000+ has 3,911, so Jeannette is close to the typical town.

What county Jeannette is in

All of Jeannette's residents live in Westmoreland County, which had 350,935 residents in 2024. Jeannette holds 2.4% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in Jeannette

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Jeannette by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 15644. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a city that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.

Where Jeannette is

The Census internal point of Jeannette is at 40.327800, -79.613900. Harrisburg, the capital, is 143.9 miles E in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Greensburg, PA (14,586 people), 3.9 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Pittsburgh, PA, 20.6 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal
40.327800, -79.613900
DMS
40°19'40.08"N 79°36'50.04"W
UTM
17N 617751.3E 4465062.7N
Geohash
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Plus code
87G289HP+4C

Daylight in Jeannette

At 40.33° N, Jeannette gets about 15 h 03 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 18 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 Jeannette

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Pennsylvania, measured between internal points. The closest is Manor, 3.2 miles away, with 3,510 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Jeannette, PA?

8,566 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 198 (2.3%) from 8,764 in July 2020.

What county is Jeannette in?

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

What ZIP codes cover Jeannette?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 15644.

How far is Jeannette from Harrisburg?

143.9 miles (231.6 km) in a straight line, heading E from Jeannette.

What is the nearest larger city to Jeannette?

Greensburg, PA, with 14,586 residents, 3.9 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.