Duquesne Heights

Neighborhood of Pittsburgh in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States

40°26′10″N 80°01′12″W / 40.436°N 80.020°W / 40.436; -80.020CountryUnited StatesStatePennsylvaniaCountyAllegheny CountyCityPittsburghArea

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• Total0.623 sq mi (1.61 km²)Population

(2010)^[1]

• Total2,425 • Density3,900/sq mi (1,500/km²)

Duquesne Heights (/djuːˈkeɪn/ dew-KAYN) is a neighborhood in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania's south city area. It has a zip code of 15211, and has representation on Pittsburgh City Council by the council member for District 2 (West and Southwest Neighborhoods).

City Steps

The Duquesne Heights neighborhood has 14 distinct flights of city steps - many of which are open and in a safe condition. In Duquesne Heights, the Steps of Pittsburgh quickly connect pedestrians to public transportation and provide an easy way to access the Emerald View Park Greenway trails.^[2]

Surrounding neighborhoods

Duquesne Heights has four Pittsburgh neighborhood borders, including the South Shore at the bottom of the hillside to the north (with the Duquesne Incline as the only direct link), Mt. Washington to the east, Beechview to the southwest and West End Valley to the west and northwest.

References

^ ^a ^b "PGHSNAP 2010 Raw Census Data by Neighborhood". Pittsburgh Department of City Planning. 2012. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
^ Regan, Bob (2015). Pittsburgh Steps, The Story of the City's Public Stairways. Globe Pequot. ISBN 978-1-4930-1384-5.

External links

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Municipalities and communities of Pittsburgh in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States

Sections and
neighborhoods

Downtown	Central Business District Chinatown (historic) Cultural District Strip District Uptown
North Side / North Hills	Allegheny Center Allegheny West Brighton Heights California-Kirkbride Central Northside Mexican War Streets Chateau East Allegheny Fineview Manchester Marshall-Shadeland Brunot Island North Shore Northview Heights Perry North Perry South Spring Garden Spring Hill–City View Summer Hill Troy Hill Washington's Landing
South Side / South Hills	Allentown Arlington Arlington Heights Beechview Beltzhoover Bon Air Brookline Carrick Hays Knoxville Lincoln Place Mount Oliver Mount Washington Chatham Village New Homestead Overbrook St. Clair Southshore South Side Flats South Side Slopes
West End	Banksville Chartiers Crafton Heights Duquesne Heights East Carnegie Elliott Esplen Fairywood Oakwood Ridgemont Sheraden Westwood Windgap
East End	Bedford Dwellings Bloomfield Central Lawrenceville Central Oakland Crawford-Roberts East Hills East Liberty Friendship Garfield Glen Hazel Greenfield Four Mile Run Hazelwood Highland Park Homewood North Homewood South Homewood West Larimer Lincoln–Lemington–Belmar Lower Lawrenceville Middle Hill Morningside North Oakland North Point Breeze Point Breeze Polish Hill Regent Square Shadyside South Oakland Panther Hollow Squirrel Hill North Squirrel Hill South Summerset at Frick Park Stanton Heights Swisshelm Park Terrace Village Upper Hill Upper Lawrenceville West Oakland

Former
municipalities

Cities	Allegheny City
Boroughs	Allentown Beechview Beltzhoover Birmingham Brushton Carrick Duquesne (1849–1868) East Birmingham Elliott Esplen Hays Knoxville Lawrenceville Manchester Monongahela Montooth Mount Washington Northern Liberties Ormsby Overbrook St. Clair (1870–1872) St. Clair (1906–1923) Sheraden South Pittsburgh Spring Garden Temperanceville Union Borough West Liberty West Pittsburgh Westwood
Townships	Chartiers Collins Liberty Lower St. Clair McClure Oakland Peebles Pitt St. Clair Sterrett Union Township