THE INDIANA LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Pittsburgh Low Plateau setting.
Indiana borough has 1.76 square miles of land in Indiana 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
Indiana and Indiana County
Indiana is associated with Indiana 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.
Indiana by land and water
The Census records <0.01 square miles of water within Indiana, or 0.3% of its total area. It is 0.6 percentage points lower than the 0.8% recorded for Indiana County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Indiana borough has 1.4 times the land area of nearby Chevy Chase Heights CDP (1.27 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

