Pennsylvania · Census place 4246072

McDonald, Pennsylvania

McDonald is a borough in 2 counties of Pennsylvania with an estimated 2,013 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 425th largest of 597 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024
2,013
#425 of 597 in Pennsylvania
Change since 2020
-2.0%
-42 people
Land area
0.5 sq mi
Density
3,871 / sq mi
State median 3,911
Orange pin: McDonald. Shaded: counties it spans. Dark pin: Harrisburg.

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McDonald population, 2020 to 2024

McDonald lost 42 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -2.0%. In the latest year it moved by -8.

2,05520202,04420212,02920222,02120232,0132024
July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 2,057. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

McDonald covers 0.52 square miles of land, for 3,871 people per square mile of land. The median Pennsylvania place of 5,000+ has 3,911, so McDonald is close to the typical town.

The 2 counties McDonald spans

McDonald crosses county lines. The Census county-part estimates split its 2,013 residents as follows; Washington County holds 81.1% of them. The shaded shapes are on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

  1. 01Washington County1,632
  2. 02Allegheny County381
Residents inside each county, Census Vintage 2024 county-part estimates (SUMLEV 157).

ZIP codes in McDonald

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps McDonald by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the borough's land: 15057. 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 McDonald is

The Census internal point of McDonald is at 40.370100, -80.232500. Harrisburg, the capital, is 176.5 miles E in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Bridgeville, PA (4,620 people), 6.6 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Pittsburgh, PA, 14.4 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal
40.370100, -80.232500
DMS
40°22'12.36"N 80°13'57.00"W
UTM
17N 565158.8E 4469118.7N
Geohash
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Plus code
86GX9QC8+2X

Daylight in McDonald

At 40.37° N, McDonald gets about 15 h 03 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 McDonald

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Pennsylvania, measured between internal points. The closest is Oakdale, 3.2 miles away, with 1,427 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of McDonald, PA?

2,013 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 42 (2.0%) from 2,055 in July 2020.

What county is McDonald in?

It spans 2 counties: Washington County (1,632 residents), Allegheny County (381 residents).

What ZIP codes cover McDonald?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 15057.

How far is McDonald from Harrisburg?

176.5 miles (284.1 km) in a straight line, heading E from McDonald.

What is the nearest larger city to McDonald?

Bridgeville, PA, with 4,620 residents, 6.6 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.