GENERAL
INFO
PITTSBURGH AT A GLANCE
AUTOMOBILE REGISTRATION
Vehicle Registration is obtained through: Department of
Transportation, Bureau of Motor Vehicles,
Harrisburg, PA 17120.
800-932-4600
or
visit
TELEPHONE AREA CODES
412, 724
TRANSPORTATION
City and suburban mass transportation is operated by
the Port Authority of Allegheny County. For route, fare
and schedule information call
412-442-2000
or visit
Interstate passenger service is provided by several bus
lines, Amtrak and major airlines. Commercial air
service is available at the Pittsburgh International
Airport, 14 miles west of downtown Pittsburgh.
Allegheny County Municipal Airport, southwest of
Pittsburgh, is one of the busiest private airports in the
region. Allegheny also has a dozen small and
medium-sized airports, including one for seaplanes.
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medical supplies and devices. There are no city or
county-imposed sales taxes in Western Pennsylvania.
For more information, contact the PA Department of
Revenue.
412-565-5270
or visit
/
community/revenue_home/10648
More information about taxes may be obtained from:
Pennsylvania General Information
Services, Harrisburg, PA
717-787-8201
or visit
/
pa_gov/2966
GOVERNMENT
City of Pittsburgh: Mayor-Council
Allegheny County: Chief Executive
Suburban communities have mayor-council, township or
borough forms of government. Information about city and
county government policies and procedures and
Pennsylvania Driver's Licenses can be obtained from:
City-County Building, 414 Grant Street, Pittsburgh, PA
15219 or from the sites below:
• Steward Avenue, East Rochester, PA (Beaver County)
• State Office Building, Room 102, Pittsburgh, PA 15222
• 83 Murtland Avenue, Washington, PA 15301
412-255-2621
or visit
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html/city-county_building.html
Allegheny County Courthouse, 436 Grant Street,
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
412-350-4636
or visit
