Map of Crafton borough

Crafton is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, west of downtown Pittsburgh. The population grew from 1,927 in 1900 to 4,583 in 1910 and to 7,163 in 1940. The population was 6,099 at the 2020 census.

Crafton borough overview:
Name:	Crafton borough
LSAD Code:	21
LSAD Description:	borough (suffix)
State:	Pennsylvania
County:	Allegheny County
Total Area:	1.14 sq mi (2.96 km²)
Land Area:	1.14 sq mi (2.96 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	6,099
Population Density:	5,340.63/sq mi (2,061.41/km²)
ZIP code:	15205
Area code:	412
FIPS code:	4216848

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History

Crafton is named after James S. Craft, a frontier attorney who was granted land near the “forks of the Ohio” in present-day Oakland. The sale of this land part financed purchases of land in the Chartiers valley. Charles Craft, son of James, divided the land into lots on the death of his father and submitted it to the Allegheny County Courthouse as Crafton. Following a period of building, the borough was incorporated on January 8, 1892, with Charles as the first burgess.

Crafton was linked to downtown Pittsburgh by trolley in 1896. The service ended when the Fort Pitt Bridge was built without trolley tracks.