About us

The Borough of Sharpsburg is a small community in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania; located along the Allegheny River just about 5 miles outside of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. With a population of 3,446 residents and a land area just under one square mile, it is surrounded by Etna, Shaler Township, Aspinwall, and O’Hara Township. Sharpsburg is known as the birthplace of the H.J. Heinz Company. Heinz manufactured his first products in the kitchen of his Sharpsburg home. Sharpsburg is part of the Fox Chapel Area School District.

Sharpsburg is a member of the North Hills Council of Governments, a voluntary coalition of twenty municipalities in both Allegheny and Butler Counties, which was initiated as a result of the Pennsylvania Intergovernmental Cooperation Act of 1972, and is a non-profit corporation under the laws of the state of Pennsylvania.

The goal of this website is to connect our wonderful residents to businesses and other important information while connecting our community to others in the region, informing them of the great things that are happening here in Sharpsburg.

Thank you for visiting the Borough of Sharpsburg on the web! We welcome any feedback regarding our webpage. Please contact the Borough office with any questions, comments, or concerns.