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Oakmont began in 1816, when farmer Michael Bright bought a large tract of land about 15 miles northeast of Pittsburgh along the Allegheny River.

The borough took its name from a landmark tree — Bright's deed describes the property as 'beginning at a black oak on the bank of the Allegheny River.'

Oakmont was incorporated in 1889 out of the second ward of neighboring Verona, starting out with about 1,600 residents, a dozen stores and industries that included the Agnew Glass Company and the Verona Tool Works.

Oakmont had 6,758 residents at the 2020 census, up from 6,303 a decade earlier, spread across about 1.6 square miles of riverfront hills.

Oakmont has about 3,220 households, and they are small ones — the average household holds just 2.04 people, well below the national average.

Oakmont is world-famous for the Oakmont Country Club, created by steel magnate Henry Fownes and straddling the Oakmont–Plum line; it has hosted a record ten U.S. Open championships, from 1927 through 2025, plus three PGA Championships and two U.S. Women's Opens.

Oakmont Country Club is widely regarded as the hardest golf course in America, famous for its Church Pews bunker and lightning-fast greens.

The Carnegie Library of Oakmont, established in 1899, was the tenth library funded by Andrew Carnegie in the United States.

The Kerr Memorial Museum preserves the 1898 Queen Anne home and office of Dr. Thomas Kerr, whose family lived in the house until 1994.

Film fans can catch a show at the Oaks Theater, Oakmont's beloved circa-1938 movie house on Allegheny Avenue, a short walk from Riverside Park on the Allegheny River.