New Kensington · Arnold Lower Burrell · ZIP 15068
Updated Sept. 23, 2026
City hall · 2800 Bethel St.
Police · Non-emergency, or 911 for an emergency
Council meeting nights aren’t in our data yet. See the city’s website ›
Library · Peoples Library, Lower Burrell branch, 3052 Wachter Ave.
No public number listed · website ›
Trash, recycling and potholes: call city hall. We don’t have those schedules yet.
Sources: City of Lower Burrell, Peoples Library
Lower Burrell had 11,758 residents in the 2020 census, and its median household income, $84,602, is the highest of the three cities. It was split off from Burrell Township in 1879 and became a city in 1959. The map data holds 5,857 buildings, 5,527 address points and 419 listed places in the city.
Sources: Data USA, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Burrell Lake Park. Lake fishing, hiking, playground, pavilions, sports fields; home of rentable Fisher Hall.
Veteran's Central Park. Central Lower Burrell city park near City Hall.
Braeview Fireman's Park. Lower Burrell neighborhood park.
Kinloch Fireman's Park. Lower Burrell neighborhood park in Kinloch.
K-9 Officer Derek Kotecki Memorial Park. Park honoring the fallen Lower Burrell K-9 officer.
Lower Burrell police reported 10 violent crimes to the FBI in 2024, or 0.9 per 1,000 residents and about 0.8 a month, down from 17 in the 11 months of 2023 it reported (about 1.5 a month). That is the lowest rate since 2018 (0.8). Property crime fell to 2.3 per 1,000, the lowest in the department's FBI record, which goes back to 2000. Police cleared all 10 violent crimes.
8 news-reported incidents in Lower Burrell are on the police blotter, the earliest from 2018.
Lower Burrell crime, in full › Lower Burrell on the police blotter ›
Source: FBI UCR via Jacob Kaplan
PennDOT recorded 73 crashes in Lower Burrell from 2005 through 2024 that killed or seriously injured someone. They killed 22 people and seriously injured 69.
Source: PennDOT crash data
A third-class city since Jan. 12, 1959, split from Burrell Township in 1879. It covers 11.52 square miles and had 11,758 residents in 2020. Informal neighborhoods: Bon Air, Braeburn, Braeburn Heights, Central City, Edgecliff, Gladeview, Indian Fields I & II and Kinloch. Its business district overlaps Bon Air, Central City and Gladeview.
Source: Wikipedia
K-9 Officer Derek Kotecki Memorial Park. A Lower Burrell park that hosts the city's Community Day.
The map data lists 419 places in Lower Burrell: 150 services, 64 shops, 60 health care, 50 places to eat and drink, 23 auto and travel, 21 parks and play, 16 civic and safety, 13 places of worship, 11 schools and learning, 10 arts and history and 1 place to stay. Its 296 named streets, 5,857 buildings and 5,527 address points are on the map too.
All 419 places in Lower Burrell, A to Z › Streets in Lower Burrell ›
Source: Overture Maps release 2026-08-19.0
1852
Burrell Township was carved out of Allegheny Township by court order and named for Judge Jeremiah Murry Burrell of the Westmoreland County Court.
Source: City of Lower Burrell
1879
Burrell Township was divided into two townships, Lower Burrell and Upper Burrell.
Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
1890
The Burrell Improvement Company picked the level riverfront land south of Lower Burrell for a new city and named it 'Kensington'. The name was later changed to 'New Kensington' to avoid postal confusion with the Philadelphia neighborhood.
Source: Wikipedia
1959
Lower Burrell was incorporated as a third-class city on Jan. 12, 1959.
Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
2020
The 2020 census counted 12,170 New Kensington residents, 4,772 in Arnold and 11,758 in Lower Burrell.
Source: Wikipedia
2021
The monthly Fridays on Fifth food-truck night started downtown in 2021. Lower Burrell's St. Patrick's Day parade was started during the COVID-19 lockdown.
Source: Valley News Dispatch (TribLive)
Open listings for Lower Burrell are on the lost and found board ›
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Sources: Data USA, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, City of Lower Burrell, FBI UCR via Jacob Kaplan, PennDOT crash data, Wikipedia, Valley News Dispatch (TribLive), TribLive community news, westmorelandtransit.com, Overture Maps.