THE SALEM LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Pittsburgh Low Plateau setting.
Salem township has 47.1 square miles of land in Westmoreland 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
Salem and Westmoreland County
Salem is associated with Westmoreland 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.
Salem by land and water
The Census records 0.33 square miles of water within Salem, or 0.7% of its total area. That share is close to Westmoreland County’s 0.8%. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Salem township has 44.6 times the land area of nearby Delmont borough (1.06 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

