Windgap (Pittsburgh)

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Windgap
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Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Allegheny County
City Pittsburgh
Area
[1]
  Total
0.415 sq mi (1.07 km2)
Population
 (2010) [1]
  Total
1,369
  Density3,300/sq mi (1,300/km2)

Windgap is a neighborhood in the West End of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. It has a zip code of 15204, and has representation on Pittsburgh City Council by the council member for District 2 (West Neighborhoods).

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Surrounding and adjacent neighborhoods

Windgap has six land borders with the Pittsburgh neighborhoods of Esplen to the northeast, Chartiers City to the east, Sheraden and Crafton Heights to the southeast, the borough of Ingram to the south and the Pittsburgh neighborhood of Fairywood from the south to the west. Across Chartiers Creek, Windgap runs adjacent with McKees Rocks to the north (with a direct connector via Windgap Bridge) and Kennedy Township to the northwest.

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References

  1. 1 2 "PGHSNAP 2010 Raw Census Data by Neighborhood". Pittsburgh Department of City Planning [PGHSNAP Utility]. 2012. Retrieved 28 June 2013.

See also

List of Pittsburgh neighborhoods

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