Biohazard and Crime Scene Remediation in Emsworth, PA

Emsworth is a small borough in Allegheny County along the Ohio River, just northwest of Pittsburgh, with Neville Island across the river's main channel.

The Borough of Emsworth was established on July 14, 1896, when the Court of Quarter Sessions combined the villages of Clifton and Emsworth out of old Killbuck Township.

Emsworth had a population of 2,525 at the 2020 census - a small increase from 2,449 in 2010 that reversed decades of decline from its peak of 3,345 residents in 1970.

At the 2000 census, Emsworth's 2,598 residents lived in 1,153 households, and nearly 39% of those households were people living alone.

Emsworth is compact - just 0.69 square miles in total, and about 16% of that area is water from the Ohio River.

Most of Emsworth's homes were built between 1900 and the 1950s in styles such as Victorian, Tudor Revival, American Foursquare and Craftsman bungalow, with a median construction year of 1935.

Emsworth is served by the Avonworth School District, which it shares with neighboring Ohio River boroughs such as Ben Avon.

Astronaut Michael Fincke, a former American record-holder for total time spent in space, considers Emsworth his hometown.

Emsworth has a humid subtropical climate, and the National Weather Service station at the Emsworth Lock and Dam on the Ohio River has recorded a high of 102 degrees Fahrenheit in 1995 and a low of minus 13 degrees in 1994.