Pennsylvania · Census place 4284704

White Oak, Pennsylvania

White Oak is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania with an estimated 7,352 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 115th largest of 597 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024
7,352
#115 of 597 in Pennsylvania
Change since 2020
-3.6%
-273 people
Land area
6.6 sq mi
+ 0.05 sq mi water
Density
1,111 / sq mi
State median 3,911
Orange pin: White Oak. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Harrisburg.

White Oak population, 2020 to 2024

White Oak lost 273 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -3.6%. In the latest year it moved by -36. Among 193 Pennsylvania places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 175th; the median place changed by +0.2%. The median place of 5,000+ in Pennsylvania has 8,364 people, so White Oak is 88% of it.

7,62520207,54620217,45120227,38820237,3522024
July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 7,636. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

White Oak covers 6.62 square miles of land and 0.05 of water, for 1,111 people per square mile of land. The median Pennsylvania place of 5,000+ has 3,911, so White Oak is less dense than the typical town.

What county White Oak is in

All of White Oak's residents live in Allegheny County, which had 1,231,814 residents in 2024. White Oak holds 0.6% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in White Oak

2 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) overlap White Oak by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the borough's land: 15131, 15642. 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 White Oak is

The Census internal point of White Oak is at 40.338800, -79.796100. Harrisburg, the capital, is 153.5 miles E in a straight line. The nearest larger place is McKeesport, PA (17,119 people), 2.6 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Pittsburgh, PA, 11.7 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal
40.338800, -79.796100
DMS
40°20'19.68"N 79°47'45.96"W
UTM
17N 602256.1E 4466057.3N
Geohash
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Plus code
87G286Q3+GH

Daylight in White Oak

At 40.34° N, White Oak 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 White Oak

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Pennsylvania, measured between internal points. The closest is Versailles, 2.3 miles away, with 1,424 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of White Oak, PA?

7,352 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 273 (3.6%) from 7,625 in July 2020.

What county is White Oak in?

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

What ZIP codes cover White Oak?

2 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap it by at least 10% of either area: 15131, 15642.

How far is White Oak from Harrisburg?

153.5 miles (247.1 km) in a straight line, heading E from White Oak.

What is the nearest larger city to White Oak?

McKeesport, PA, with 17,119 residents, 2.6 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.