The BASICS
- FOUNDED: 1847
- ORIGIN OF TOWNSHIP: Named in honor of Judge Charles Shaler. In 1788, the Court of Quarter Sessions of Allegheny County established the township of Pitt, which included the land north of the Allegheny and Ohio rivers in Allegheny County. During the next 13 year, the township split six times until Shaler Township was formed.
- POPULATION: 29,757 (2002).
- LAND SIZE: 12.5 square miles.
- POSTAL/ZIP: Glenshaw 15116, Allison Park 15101, Pittsburgh 15209, 15215, 15223
News YOU SHOULD KNOW
- POLICE: Emergency, dial 911. Shaler Township Police Department, (412) 492-2222, non-emergency calls.
- FIRE: Emergency, dial 911, Volunteer Fire Companies, Bauerstown, (412) 821-8022, Cherry City (412) 822-7000, Elfinwild (412) 486-7077, Shaler Villa (412) 487-9998, Sharps Hill (412) 781-1226, and Undercliff (412) 486-6252.
- AMBULANCE: Emergency, dial 911, Shaler Area Emergency Medical Services, (412) 487-6599, non-emergency calls.
- TRASH COLLECTION: USA Waste Management, 1-800-458-4090.
- RECYCLING: Residents must recycling aluminum, and bi-metal cans, clears, green and brown glass, plastic and newspapers. Curbside collection is biweekly. The township maintains one dropoff recycling center at the public works building along Little Pine Creek Wetzel Road.
- TOWNSHIP OFFICE: 300 Wetzel Road, Glenshaw, PA. 15116, (412) 486-9700.
- OFFICE HOURS: 9:00am to 5:00pm, weekdays
- SCHOOL DISTRICT: Shaler Area School District, 1800 Mt. Royal Blvd., Glenshaw, PA. 15116, (412) 492-1200
TAX BILL
- Sample home value: $80,000
- Township Property Tax: 2.33 mills
- Shaler Area School District property tax: 20.32 mills.
- Allegheny County property tax: 4.69 mills.
- Total property tax: 27.34 mills.
- Annual tax bill: $080,000 x 0.02734 = $2,187.20
- Pennsylvania wage tax: 2.8 percent.
- Local wage tax: 1 percent.
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By The Numbers
- Population 2000: 29,757.
- Population 1990: 30,533.
- Percentage change: -2.5.
- Housing Units 2000: 12,334.
- Housing Units 1990: 11,830.
- Percentage change: +4.3
SCHOOL DISTRICT:
SHALER AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT
SERVES:
Shaler, Reserve, Etna and Millvale.
ADDRESS:
1800 Mt. Royal Blvd., Glenshaw, PA. 15116; (412) 492-1200.
SCHOOLS:
- Shaler Area Senior High School, 381 Wible Run Road, Pittsburgh, PA. 15209, (412) 492-1200.
- Shaler Area Intermediate School, 1800 Mt. Royal Blvd., Glenshaw, PA. 15116, (412) 492-1200.
- Shaler Area Middle School, 700 Scott Avenue, Glenshaw, PA. 15116, (412) 492-1200.
- Burchfield Elementary School, 1500 Burchfield Road, Allison Park, PA. 15101; (412) 492-1200.
- Jeffery Elementary School, 201 Wetzel Road, Glenshaw, PA. 15116, (412) 492- 1200.
- Marzolf Elementary School, 101 Marzolf Road, Pittsburgh, PA. 15209, (412) 492- 1200.
- Reserve Elementary School, 2107 Lonsdale Street, Pittsburgh, PA. 15212, (412) 492-1200.
- Rodgers Elementary School, 705 Scott Avenue, Glenshaw, PA. 15116, (412) 492- 1200.
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