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Thornburg, PA: food nearby and things to do

Nothing to eat inside Thornburg right now, so here are the closest spots nearby.

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466residents (2020)
466residents (2020)
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Nearest places to eatOpen the county map
Map: U.S. Census TIGER/Line · 0 listings · nearest shown

About Thornburg

Thornburg is a borough in Allegheny County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The population was 466 at the 2020 census.
From Wikipedia, Thornburg, Pennsylvania, quoted under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Thornburg, a borough outside the city line, is one of the 30 municipalities in our West & Airport group. Our directory has no places to eat or drink inside Thornburg's boundary right now1. The county's food facility records list 5 food permits filed inside Thornburg's boundary over the years2. One was for a restaurant, bar, bakery or club (10th Hole Crafton Golf Club), but none of those holds an active permit today3. The 3 other permits active there now are for child care, food processors, and warehouses. OpenStreetMap shows no restaurant, cafe or bar inside the boundary either4. For a meal, the nearest options in the directory are Caliente Pizza & Drafthouse (0.7 km away, in Fairywood), Fireside Inn (0.7 km away, in Robinson), and Sapporo Japanese Steak House (0.8 km away, in Robinson).

About 466 people lived here in 2020, up from 455 in 201056. The median household income is about $231,250, and the median age is 43.07. Roughly 35% of workers work from home7. Pittsburgh Regional Transit's stop file shows no active stops inside the boundary8.

Thornburg by the numbers

0places to eat and drink
466residents (2020)
0with a full bar
0with a patio
0listings per sq mi
0.44square miles of land

Counts from our directory1. Land area from Census TIGER/Line county subdivisions10.

Nearest places to eat

Nothing inside the boundary yet, so here are the closest spots just outside Thornburg, by straight line distance1.

Getting there

Transit

No active Pittsburgh Regional Transit stops inside the boundary. Most trips here are by car.

Source8

How working residents commute

Walk0%
Transit1%
Bike0%
Work from home35%

Percent of workers 16+, 2020-2024 estimates7.

Who lives here

466Residents, 2020 census (+2% since 2010)56
$231,250Median household income (± $37,721)7
43.0Median age7
4%Homes that are rented7
78%Adults 25+ with a bachelor's or higher7

Survey estimates for small towns have wide margins of error.

Nearby towns and neighborhoods

All West & Airport
Crafton18 places · 10 independentWest & AirportRosslyn FarmsNo listings yetWest & AirportPennsbury Village1 place · 1 independentWest & AirportIngram1 place · 1 independentWest & Airport

Thornburg FAQ

Where can I eat near Thornburg?

Our directory has no listings inside Thornburg's boundary. The nearest are Caliente Pizza & Drafthouse (0.7 km away, in Fairywood), Fireside Inn (0.7 km away, in Robinson), Sapporo Japanese Steak House (0.8 km away, in Robinson), and Cellones Bakery (1.2 km away, in Fairywood). Distances are straight line.

Is Thornburg part of the City of Pittsburgh?

No. Thornburg is a separate borough in Allegheny County with its own government. On this site we group it with the West & Airport, which is our own grouping, not an official one.

Sources

Every number on this page comes from these public sources.

  1. Pittsburgh Spotlight directory, built from Allegheny County Health Department food facility permits, plus OpenStreetMap listings marked unverifiedUpdated October 28, 2026. Counts include every listing inside the official boundary.
  2. Geocoded Food Facilities (as of 2025)Allegheny County Health Department via WPRDC. CC0 1.0. Every food facility on file, with its location, category and any close date. Checked against the 2014-2025 and current inspection files.
  3. Allegheny County Restaurant/Food Facility InspectionsAllegheny County Health Department via WPRDC. CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication). Inspections dated Aug 11, 2025 to Jul 28, 2026. Matches to listings are conservative and may miss some places.
  4. OpenStreetMap: restaurants, cafes, bars, pubs, fast food, ice cream, bakeries, breweries and supermarkets in Allegheny County (Geofabrik Pennsylvania extract)© OpenStreetMap contributors. Open Database License (ODbL) 1.0. Food and drink points of interest inside Allegheny County. Listings found only here are marked unverified.
  5. 2020 Census Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171), county subdivisionsU.S. Census Bureau. Public domain (U.S. federal government work).
  6. Census 2010 population, from the Vintage 2019 subcounty population estimates fileU.S. Census Bureau. Public domain (U.S. federal government work). The 2010 figure is the April 1, 2010 census count carried in this file.
  7. American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates (tables B01002, B01003, B08301, B15003, B19013, B25003), county subdivisionsU.S. Census Bureau. Public domain (U.S. federal government work). Estimates carry margins of error, which are large for small towns.
  8. Pittsburgh Regional Transit StopsPittsburgh Regional Transit via WPRDC. Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY), per WPRDC. Active stops; weekly trips are scheduled trips in the stop file.
  9. Wikipedia, "Thornburg, Pennsylvania"Text paraphrased or quoted from the article (retrieved Oct 28, 2026). Wikipedia content is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
  10. TIGER/Line 2024 county subdivisions, PennsylvaniaU.S. Census Bureau. Public domain (U.S. federal government work). Used for municipal boundaries, land area and point in polygon placement of listings.

Inspection details reflect the most recent record in the county's open data file and may not reflect a facility's current status. For official results, contact the Allegheny County Health Department. Listings come from permit data and may include places that have closed. Regions such as the West & Airport are our own grouping for browsing, not official boundaries.

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