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Jacoby Road, Springdale Township, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania›Allegheny County

HarwickPA

A town of 899, settled in 1912.

3 bordering townsMap →
Photo: Generic1139 · CC BY 3.0
Photo of Harwick

Harwick, PA · Photo: Generic1139 · CC BY 3.0 · Source ↗

Is Harwick a good place to live?

6.3% of residents are under 18 in Harwick, below both the Pennsylvania town median (20%) and the median of U.S. towns (22%). Among 1,036 Pennsylvania towns, just 2 have a higher median age than Harwick. Harwick’s trail density is 4.5 miles per square mile, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 0.4 and U.S. towns at 0.4. The biggest park or preserve is State Game Lands Number 203, at 43 acres. Harwick has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

899 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
Springdale TownshipHarmar TownshipFrazer TownshipSpringdale TownshipHarmar TownshipFrazer TownshipHarwick
Jacoby Road, Springdale Township, Pennsylvania
Jacoby Road, Springdale Township, Pennsylvania, 2015
Harwick’s story

114 years in pictures

The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 2015.

  • 1912Harwick is settled
Explore the history →
Nearby attractions

Acrisure Stadium and 55 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Harwick. Close and well known come first.

All 78 attractions →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Acrisure Stadium: Fo2grfr, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Kennywood: Ski2007 of English Wikipedia, Public domain · Fort Duquesne: Sébastien Paquin, CC BY-SA 3.0 · PNC Park: alpineinc, CC BY 2.0 · PPG Paints Arena: Jleedev, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fort Pitt: Downtown_Pittsburgh_May_2008.jpg: Allie Caufield derivative work: GrapedApe (tal, CC BY 2.0

Getting set up

Moving to Harwick: who provides what

Harwick is unincorporated, so Allegheny County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerWest Penn PowerEIAHIFLD · EIA
WaterTownship of Springdale water system2 health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet4 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesAllegheny CountyAllegheny County provides services here
SchoolsAllegheny Valley School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Pennsylvania you can register online until 15 days before Election Day, in person until 15 days before Election Day, or by mail (received 15 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereAllegheny County Board of ElectionsAllegheny County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025
ZIP codes15049, 1502415049 98% · 15024 2%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Harwick.

Work & commute

Harwick has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

Most working residents leave Harwick for work: only 1% work in town. 15% of Harwick residents live below the poverty line. Jobs based in Harwick fell to 56 in 2023, 40 fewer than in 2013.

1%work in town
HarwickPennsylvania townsU.S. towns
Below the poverty line15%7.6%9.6%
Median household income$60,000$81,000$80,000
Working residents who work in town0.9%6.3%8%
Work from home8.4%12%11%

Where working residents work

In Harwick1%
Pittsburgh21%
Harmar Township6%
O'Hara Township5%
Monroeville3%
11 mi
median commute distance
56
jobs based in Harwick
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Natural hazards

Inland flooding leads a low hazard risk in Harwick

Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 75% of U.S. communities.

25risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
25Low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold waves

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

Harwick has four seasons and pleasant summers

Harwick has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 21° and about 25 inches of snow falls in a winter.

25″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter23–40°
Spring39–62°
Summer60–82°
Fall43–64°
Nov 1
typical first frost
Apr 16
typical last frost
+1.1°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Outdoors

Conserved land covers 15.4% of Harwick

1.8 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves.

15.4%conserved
15.4%
conserved · 44 of 282 acres
1.8 mi
of trails · 4.5 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. State Game Lands Number 2030.4 mi43
2. Miller Park0.2 mi1

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Health

How healthy Harwick is

Harwick beats the Pennsylvania average on 1 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 10. 16% of adults report frequent physical distress in Harwick.

HarwickPennsylvania townsU.S. towns
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)16%14%14%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)13%11%12%
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)35%38%36%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)37%34%35%
26 measures vs. Pennsylvania
1 better15 too close to call10 worse
What stands outHarwickPA
More adults treating high blood pressure83.9%79.2%
More adults with COPD10.7%7.7%
Allegheny Valley Hospital
5.5 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Housing

Homes in Harwick sell for about $237K

The median rent in Harwick is $964 a month.

$237Kmedian sale price
HarwickPennsylvania townsU.S. towns
Median rent$964 a month$1,115 a month$1,185 a month
Households that own their home81%78%73%
3
homes sold in March

Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Harwick

17pages on Harwick
After high school

Colleges nearby

13 within 15 miles of the center of Harwick

A commuter town

99% of working residents leave Harwick for work

Where Harwick’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

21% → Pittsburgh Pittsburgh 21% 6% → Harmar Township Harmar Township 6% 5% → O'Hara Township O'Hara Township 5% 3% → Monroeville Monroeville 3% 3% → Cranberry Township Cranberry Township 3% 3% → Oakmont Oakmont 3% Harwick · 1% stay
56jobs based in Harwick
1%of working residents work in town
11 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Harwick

Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US

Harwick is a census-designated place (CDP) in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, and is located within Springdale Township. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 850.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
0.4 sq mi
Elevation
945 ft
ZIP code
15049

Questions about Harwick

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Harwick, PA a good place to live?

Harwick has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.