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Westwood (Pittsburgh)

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Coordinates: 40.434° N 80.049° W

Westwood

Neighborhood in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Coordinates: 40.434° N 80.049° W
Population (1990): 3282[1]
Population (2000): 3093[1]
Area: 0.692 mi² [1]

Westwood is a neighborhood in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania's West End Region. Annexed by the City of Pittsburgh in 1928, Westwood is a quiet, suburban-like community inhabited by a large variety of residents. It also contains a public elementary school baring the community's name, as well as a public swimming pool, a playground, and ballfields. The neighborhood's main thoroughfare is Noblestown Road (which splits it in two), and Noble Manor is the major commercial district for Westwood and most of the surrounding communities. It has a zip codes of both 15205 (Western Half) and 15220 (Eastern Half), and has representation on Pittsburgh City Council by the council member (Dan Deasy) for District 2 (West Neighborhoods).

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Surrounding communities

Banksville, Crafton (a neighboring borough), Crafton Heights, Elliot, Green Tree (a neighboring borough), Oakwood, Ridgemont, West End Valley

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References

  1. ^ a b c (January 2006). "Census: Pittsburgh". Pittsburgh Department of City Planning. Retrieved on 2007-07-19.

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