Pennsylvania · Census place 4237955

Jefferson Hills, Pennsylvania

Jefferson Hills is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania with an estimated 12,291 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 55th largest of 597 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024
12,291
#55 of 597 in Pennsylvania
Change since 2020
-1.1%
-135 people
Land area
16.6 sq mi
+ 0.16 sq mi water
Density
741 / sq mi
State median 3,911
Orange pin: Jefferson Hills. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Harrisburg.

Jefferson Hills population, 2020 to 2024

Jefferson Hills lost 135 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -1.1%. In the latest year it moved by +64. Among 193 Pennsylvania places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 114th; the median place changed by +0.2%. The median place of 5,000+ in Pennsylvania has 8,364 people, so Jefferson Hills is 1.5 times that size.

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July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 12,417. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

Jefferson Hills covers 16.59 square miles of land and 0.16 of water, for 741 people per square mile of land. The median Pennsylvania place of 5,000+ has 3,911, so Jefferson Hills is less dense than the typical town.

What county Jefferson Hills is in

All of Jefferson Hills's residents live in Allegheny County, which had 1,231,814 residents in 2024. Jefferson Hills holds 1.0% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in Jefferson Hills

2 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) overlap Jefferson Hills by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the borough's land: 15025, 15332. 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 Jefferson Hills is

The Census internal point of Jefferson Hills is at 40.297200, -79.942500. Harrisburg, the capital, is 161.2 miles E in a straight line. The nearest larger place is West Mifflin, PA (18,902 people), 4.6 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Pittsburgh, PA, 10.0 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal
40.297200, -79.942500
DMS
40°17'49.92"N 79°56'33.00"W
UTM
17N 589876.2E 4461280.8N
Geohash
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Plus code
87G273W5+V2

Daylight in Jefferson Hills

At 40.30° N, Jefferson Hills 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 45 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near Jefferson Hills

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Pennsylvania, measured between internal points. The closest is Pleasant Hills, 2.4 miles away, with 8,318 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Jefferson Hills, PA?

12,291 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 135 (1.1%) from 12,426 in July 2020.

What county is Jefferson Hills in?

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

What ZIP codes cover Jefferson Hills?

2 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap it by at least 10% of either area: 15025, 15332.

How far is Jefferson Hills from Harrisburg?

161.2 miles (259.5 km) in a straight line, heading E from Jefferson Hills.

What is the nearest larger city to Jefferson Hills?

West Mifflin, PA, with 18,902 residents, 4.6 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.