Bulger, Pennsylvania

Bulger
Bulger
Location within the U.S. state of Pennsylvania
Bulger
Bulger (the United States)
Coordinates: 40°22′42″N 80°19′40″W / 40.37833°N 80.32778°W / 40.37833; -80.32778
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyWashington
Area
  Total
1.44 sq mi (3.72 km2)
  Land1.44 sq mi (3.72 km2)
  Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
379
  Density263.56/sq mi (101.78/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
15019
FIPS code42-10128

Bulger is a census-designated place in Smith Township, Pennsylvania. A suburb of Pittsburgh, Bulger's 2020 census population was 379 residents.

Bulger was a coal mining town and was the birthplace of football player Doug Russell. and home to Kyle Golik, a national football columnist and member of the Football Writers Association of America. Among the companies located in Bulger were the Pittsburgh Coal Company, the Bulger Block Coal Company, and the Verner Coal & Coke Company.