North Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania

North Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania
Borough
Broad Avenue
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Westmoreland
Settled	1758
Incorporated	February 26, 1876
Government
• Type	Borough Council
• Mayor	Craig Ambrose
Area
• Total	0.42 sq mi (1.09 km2)
• Land	0.42 sq mi (1.09 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation	945 ft (288 m)
Population  (2020) [1]
• Total	1,873
• Density	4,459.52/sq mi (1,723.21/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Zip code	15012
FIPS code	42-54776

North Belle Vernon is a borough in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States.

Geography

Located south of Pittsburgh adjacent to Interstate Highway 70, the borough has a total area of 0.4 square miles (1.0 km²), all of it land, with the Monongahela River to the southwest.

The Pittsburgh Coal Seam and several abandoned coal mines lie beneath North Belle Vernon. Mine subsidence has been an issue, and state-funded remediation has been undertaken. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1880	208		—
1890	435		109.1%
1900	810		86.2%
1910	1,522		87.9%
1920	2,605		71.2%
1930	3,072		17.9%
1940	3,022		−1.6%
1950	3,147		4.1%
1960	3,148		0.0%
1970	2,916		−7.4%
1980	2,425		−16.8%
1990	2,112		−12.9%
2000	2,107		−0.2%
2010	1,971		−6.5%
2020	1,873		−5.0%
Sources: [5] [6] [7] [1]

As of the census of 2020, there were 850 households and 956 housing units in the borough. The racial makeup of the borough was 93.2% White, 4.5% African American, and 2.3% from other races. The median income was $52,928. ^[8]

See also

• Community web site.
• Discover Westmoreland: North Belle Vernon borough
• North Belle Vernon (Green Street Subsidence) Abandoned Mine Reclamation. Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Office of Active and Abandoned Mine Operations.

References

1. "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
2. Napsha, Joe. "North Belle Vernon mine subsidence prevention project to begin". No. Aug. 30, 2025. Tribune Review, Westmoreland County. Retrieved September 1, 2025.
3. Brown, Taylor (October 2, 2024). "State prepares for North Belle Vernon mine subsidence relief project". The Mon Valley Independent. Retrieved September 1, 2025.
4. Napsha, Joe (November 2, 2024). "Filling The Void: major mine subsidence project set for Belle Vernon area". Tribune-Review, Westmoreland County. Retrieved September 1, 2025.
5. "Census of Population and Housing". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved December 11, 2013.
6. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
7. "Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions Datasets: Subcounty Resident Population Estimates: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012". Population Estimates. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on June 11, 2013. Retrieved December 11, 2013.
8. "North Belle Vernon Borough". United States Census Bureau.