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McCandless, Pennsylvania | |
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![]() Typical suburban street | |
![]() Location in Allegheny County and state of Pennsylvania | |
Coordinates: 40°34′35″N 80°01′45″W / 40.57651°N 80.029292°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
County | Allegheny |
Settled | 1796 |
Incorporated | 1851 |
Government | |
• Type | Town Council |
• Council President | Michael Tarle (R) |
• Town Manager | Brian O’Malley |
Area | |
• Total | 16.60 sq mi (43.00 km2) |
• Land | 16.50 sq mi (42.73 km2) |
• Water | 0.10 sq mi (0.27 km2) |
Elevation | 1,024 ft (312 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 29,709 ![]() |
• Estimate (2022)[3] | 29,038 |
• Density | 1,742.83/sq mi (672.92/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
ZIP Code | 15237, 15090, 15044, 15101, 15127 |
Area code(s) | 412, 724, 878 |
FIPS code | 42-003-45900 |
Website | McCandless official website |
McCandless is a township with home rule status in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 29,709 at the 2020 census.[2][4] It is a northern suburb of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area.
McCandless is part of the North Allegheny School District and participates in the multi-municipality Northland Public Library. It has been ranked highly among Money Magazine's "Best Places to Live".[5][6]
Though McCandless no longer operates under the First Class Township Code, it is classified as a first-class township for certain purposes.[7][8][9] The inclusion of the word "Town" in its name sometimes causes confusion, since with one exception, a "town" is not a municipal unit in Pennsylvania.