Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 376, settled in 1910.
South Heights has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 365 in 1910, a peak of 799 in 1970, 384 in 2020. The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 2014 and 5 maps from 1906 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around South Heights. Close and well known come first.
Big draw15 mi Stadium & arenaAcrisure Stadium
15 mi LandmarkFort Duquesne
15 mi Stadium & arenaPNC Park
24 mi Theme parkKennywood
16 mi Stadium & arenaPPG Paints Arena
15 mi LandmarkFort PittAcrisure Stadium: Fo2grfr, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fort Duquesne: Sébastien Paquin, CC BY-SA 3.0 · PNC Park: alpineinc, CC BY 2.0 · Kennywood: Ski2007 of English Wikipedia, Public domain · 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
Who provides power, water and the rest in South Heights, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in South Heights.
The risk rating from FEMA in South Heights is 3 of 100. Households in the town have drawn federal disaster aid once, in 2004. Expected losses in South Heights break down as 73% from inland flooding and 8% from tornadoes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
0.6% of working residents work locally in South Heights, against 6.3% in Pennsylvania’s towns and 8% across U.S. towns. This Pennsylvania town had 25 jobs in 2023, down 38 from 2013. For residents here, the share who live below the poverty line is 22%. The top destinations are Pittsburgh (10%), Hopewell Township (8%) and Findlay Township (8%).
| South Heights | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 22% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $54,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.6% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
A winter brings about 20 inches of snow, with January nights at 21° and July afternoons at 84°.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
In a town this small, a few incidents move the numbers a lot, so rates aren't shown. No violent or property crimes were reported in South Heights in 2024.
South Heights is small, so we show counts rather than rates.
FBI crime data, 2024 · crimes reported to police
21% of adults get no exercise outside work in South Heights. This Pennsylvania town beats the Pennsylvania average on 3 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 1. Among adults here, 15% report frequent mental distress and 34% sleep under 7 hours.
| South Heights | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 16% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 38% | 36% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 24% | 25% |
| What stands out | South Heights | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer smokers | 13% | 15.8% |
| Fewer adults in fair or poor health | 16.5% | 18.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.9% | 8.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
9 within 15 miles of the center of South Heights
About 5 of every 100 South Heights residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Pennsylvania.
Where South Heights’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Borough in Pennsylvania, US
South Heights is a borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States, along the Ohio River. The population was 384 at the 2020 census. South Heights was first known as Ethel's Landing, a docking point on the Ohio River. The name of the town was changed to Shannopin when the Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad established a station there. When the name of the town was changed to South Heights, the station became known as South Heights station.
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South Heights has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
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