Wexford, Pennsylvania
Wexford is an unincorporated community in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States.  The area known as Wexford is split among multiple municipalities, including Franklin Park, McCandless Township, Pine Township, and Marshall Township. It is named after County Wexford in Ireland.

Home to many upper-middle-class people, Wexford's commercial landscape is dominated by a mixture of corporate chains, car dealerships, and a number of local small businesses,  giving this small town much diversity.  Wexford concentrated on the main thoroughfare of the "Wexford Flats", U.S. Route 19.  It is also home to North Allegheny Senior High School, Pine-Richland High School, Eden Hall Upper Elementary School, Marshall Middle School, Eden Christian Academy, Wexford Elementary School and Vincentian Academy.

It was ranked the twenty-eighth best place to live by Money magazine in 2005, despite it being essentially a postal zip code and a general descriptor of a section of the suburban Pittsburgh metropolitan area, not a municipality of any type.  The presence of North Allegheny Senior High School, a large, well funded public high school, the numerous businesses, and a number of churches along the "Wexford Flats" gives the area a more distinct community identity than simply an otherwise unremarkable suburb in the Greater Pittsburgh Area. Adjacent to Wexford is North Park and North Park lake. This area is a great asset to the community featuring many hiking/biking trails, 5-mile paved running path around the lake, many pavilions for outdoor events, outdoor ice rink, golf course, dog parks, many playgrounds, a C.O.P.E. course, and local restaurants and shops. The lake underwent construction, including dredging and refinishing shore lines, between 2009 and 2012.

The Wexford area is a growing community with subdivisions and neighborhoods constantly increasing. To account for the immense increase in population in the past few years and for years to come, the county ultimately expanded U.S. Route 19, the road that runs through the "flats", by adding a center turn lane.  Before its expansion, the road was four lanes (two each way), and heavy traffic caused significant problems for drivers attempting to perform left turns.

Unlike most of Allegheny County, Wexford was removed from area code 412 when it was subdivided in 1998, being placed in area code 724 instead. Part of this was because of Wexford's close proximity to Cranberry Township, one of the fastest-growing areas in the United States.

Notable natives and residents
 Christina Aguilera, Grammy award winning singer, actress and pop culture icon.  She lived in Wexford from middle school until her high school years.
 Charlie Batch, Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback
 James Harrison, Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker
 Cameron Heyward, Pittsburgh Steelers defensive end
 Cy Hungerford, longtime editorial cartoonist for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
 Meghan Klingenberg, 2015 World Cup Champion, United States Women's National Soccer Team defender.
 Bradley C. Livezey, ornithologist at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History
 Jeffrey McLaughlin, 1988 & 1992 Olympian, Silver and Bronze Medalist in rowing, Northeastern University Hall of Fame
 Frank Nicotero, Comedian
 Dan Smyers, half of country duo Dan + Shay
 Mike Wagner, Super Bowl winning defensive back for The Pittsburgh Steelers.
 Bob Walk, former Major League Baseball pitcher and long-time broadcast announcer for the Pittsburgh Pirates

References

External links
 Unreal! Wexford Bounced from List

 

Unincorporated communities in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated communities in Pennsylvania