The BASICS
- FOUNDED: 1905.
- ORIGIN OF TOWNSHIP: Named after the West View Inn, a hotel.
- POPULATION: 7,277 (2002).
- LAND SIZE: 1.1 square miles.
- POSTAL/ZIP: Pittsburgh 15229.
News YOU SHOULD KNOW
- POLICE: Emergency, dial 911. West View Police Department, (412) 369- 2200, non-emergency calls.
- FIRE: Emergency, dial 911, West View Volunteer Fire Companies.
- AMBULANCE: Emergency, dial 911, Ross/West View Emergency Medical Services Authority, (412) 931-8200, non-emergency Calls.
- TRASH COLLECTION: Waste Management of Pittsburgh (724) 266-8880.
- RECYCLING: Every other week collection of clear and colored glass, cans and plastics.
- BOROUGH OFFICE: 441 Perry Highway, Pittsburgh, PA. 15229, (412) 931-2800.
- OFFICE HOURS: 8:00am to 4:00pm, weekdays.
- SCHOOL DISTRICT: North Hills School District, 135 Sixth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA. 15229, (412) 367-6000.
TAX BILL
- Sample home value: $90,000
- Township Property Tax: 3.43 mills.
- North Hills School District property tax: 16.5 mills.
- Allegheny County property tax: 4.69 mills.
- Total property tax: 24.62 mills.
- Annual tax bill: $90,000 x 0.02462 = $2,215.80
- Pennsylvania wage tax: 2.8 percent.
- Local wage tax: 1 percent.
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By The Numbers
- Population 2000: 7,277.
- Population 1990: 7,762.
- Percentage change: +-6.2.
- Housing Units 2000: 3,304.
- Housing Units 1990: 3,352.
- Percentage change: -14.3.
SCHOOL DISTRICT:
NORTH HILLS SCHOOL DISTRICT
SERVES:
Ross Township and West View.
ADDRESS:
135 Sixth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA. 15229, (412) 318-1000.
SCHOOLS:
- North Hills High School, 53 Rochester Road, Pittsburgh, PA. 15229; (412) 318-1400.
- North Hills Junior High School, 55 Rochester Road, Pittsburgh, PA. 15229, (412) 318-1450.
- Highcliff Elementary School, 156 Peony Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA. 15229; (412) 318-1582.
- McIntyre Elementary School, 200 McIntyre Road, Pittsburgh, PA. 15237; (412) 318-1622.
- Northway Elementary School, 495 Browns Lane, Pittsburgh, PA. 15237, (412) 318-1642.
- Perrysville Elementary School, 950 Perry Highway, Pittsburgh, PA. 15237, (412) 318- 1602.
- Ross Elementary School, 90 Houston Road, Pittsburgh, PA. 15237, (412) 318-1542
- Seville Elementray School, 100 Enger Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA. 15214, (412) 318-1662.
- West View Elementary School, 47 Chalfonte Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA. 15229, (412) 318-1502.
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