About Upper Lawrenceville
Lawrenceville is one of the largest neighborhood areas in Pittsburgh in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It is located northeast of downtown, and like many of the city's riverfront neighborhoods, it has an industrial past.
Our directory counts 18 food and drink listings inside Upper Lawrenceville's official boundary, which ranks it 26th of 90 official city neighborhoods1. Bars & Pubs lead the count with 5, and coffee and cafes come next with 2. 94% are independently owned. Butler Street is the main food street, with 16 listings. It leans toward bars: 9 listings have a full bar.
About 2,394 people lived here in 2020, down from 2,669 in 20102. There are 3 city park properties here, including Duncan Park, Fifty-Seventh Street Park, and McCandless Park3. Upper Lawrenceville has 12 sets of city owned public steps, 920 steps in all; the longest, 56th St from Carnegie St to Duncan St, has 2494.
Upper Lawrenceville by the numbers
Counts from our directory1. Land area from the City's neighborhood boundaries6.
Listings by category
Main food streets: Butler Street (16).
Things to do nearby
Parks and playgrounds
3 city park properties and 3 playgrounds.
- Duncan Park
- Fifty-Seventh Street Park
- McCandless Park
Public art
1 work in the City's public art inventory, including:
- Lawrenceville Life Links · JoAnna Commandaros
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City steps
12 public stairways with 920 steps in all. Longest: 56th St from Carnegie St to Duncan St (249 steps).
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Getting there
Transit
25 active stops, about 10,415 scheduled trips a week, by bus. Busiest stop: Butler St. at Mccandless Ave (656 weekly trips).
Source10 Check PRT for live times.
How working residents commute
Percent of workers 16+, 2018-2022 estimates9.