THE BELL ACRES LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Pittsburgh Low Plateau setting.
Bell Acres borough has 5.35 square miles of land in Allegheny County. Its Census reference point is in Pittsburgh Low Plateau, within Western Allegheny Plateau.
Rounded wooded hills and intervening valleys form an unglaciated plateau landscape. Valley floors contain much of the region's open land, contrasting with its more forested slopes.
Regional context: Western Allegheny Plateau ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Bell Acres and Allegheny County
Bell Acres is associated with Allegheny County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Bell Acres by land and water
The Census records 0 square miles of water within Bell Acres, or 0% of its total area. It is 1.9 percentage points lower than the 1.9% recorded for Allegheny County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Bell Acres borough has 3.6 times the land area of nearby Leet township (1.5 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

