Bon Air (Pittsburgh)

Bon Air is a neighborhood in the south portion of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Its two zip codes are 15226 and 15210, and it is represented in the Pittsburgh City Council by the council member for District 4 (South Neighborhoods).

Bon Air
Neighborhood of Pittsburgh
Coordinates: 40.408°N 80.000°W / 40.408; -80.000
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyAllegheny County
CityPittsburgh
Area
  Total0.313 sq mi (0.81 km2)
Population
 (2010)
  Total808
  Density2,600/sq mi (1,000/km2)
ZIP Code
15226, 15210

Bon Air is small in geographic size compared to the other communities in District 4. It is on a mountaintop, surrounded almost entirely by steep forested mountainsides. Road access to Bon Air is limited by only two connecting streets to the Knoxville neighborhood to the east. North of Bon Air is McKinley Park, with a 120-foot drop down to Bausman Avenue, to the west another drop down to Route 51. South is a precipitous drop down to a low forested valley and east a drop down into a large cemetery. Bon Air is served by its own "T" (light-rail) stop from which residents can be in Downtown Pittsburgh in minutes and is also the terminus of the 54 Bus that travels directly to the Oakland neighborhood.

The neighborhood is a balanced mix of families, single persons, and senior citizens. There is no commercial zoning on the Bon Air mountaintop, and all the residences are single-family homes. There is a small park on the mountaintop.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1940814    
19501,330+63.4%
19601,500+12.8%
19701,428−4.8%
19801,144−19.9%
19901,006−12.1%
2000889−11.6%
2010808−9.1%

Source: University of Pittsburgh
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