Welcome to Mt. Lebanon! Not to brag, but we’re a top-tier inner-ring suburb with an award-winning school district, a vibrant business community and a diverse and welcoming community. (OK, to brag a little).
We’ve compiled a short list of things newcomers might not know about our community. If you have any other questions, most of your answers can be found on our website, mtlebanon.org [1].
We value our history
Mt. Lebanon has a National Historic District that contains 4,400 properties. If you own one of those properties (view the map at mtlebanon.org [1]), the Resiliency Board has some tips on historically appropriate maintenance, including a design guide — just guidelines, nothing mandatory — and a guide to finding and vetting a contractor.
The Historical Society of Mount Lebanon has a history center at 794 Washington Road, with a rotating series of exhibits, and members lead walking tours of historic areas and present programs in conjunction with the Mt. Lebanon Public Library.
Our library’s pretty great
The Mt. Lebanon Public Library has received Best Practices in Library Programming awards from the Pennsylvania Library Association for children’s and teen programming. A fully equipped maker space allows patrons to stretch their creativity. A Mt. Lebanon library card unlocks a range of extras you won’t find with a run-of-the-mill Allegheny County card, including free access to Kanopy, a digital streaming service; Boundless, an ebook and audiobook collection; JSTOR, a digital database of scholarly journals, academic ebooks and primary historical sources; and Gale Courses, an online learning platform offering courses in a wide variety of subjects.
Some costs of living
Allegheny County is tasked with an unfunded federal mandate to reduce water pollution in accordance with the National Pollution Discharge Elimination System. Municipalities are required to fund improvements to their stormwater systems. In order to reduce the strain on its annual operating budget, Mt. Lebanon was one of the first communities in Pennsylvania to institute a stormwater fee for a dedicated fund to make the improvements. A single-family home, duplex or townhome will be charged $10.13 per month this year, $11.39 next year, $12.81 in 2027 and $14.42 in 2028.
Each single-family home, duplex or townhome is also charged a fee for trash collection: $316 this year, $345 next year, $375 in 2027 and $410 in 2028.
Our school district is one of the best
Mt. Lebanon School District ranked sixth in the region and 10th in the state in the 2024 Pittsburgh Business Times Guide to Western Pennsylvania Schools. The annual survey ranks the 105 school districts in the region and the 495 districts in the state based on three years of scores from the Pennsylvania System of School Assessment tests. Mt. Lebanon Schools have ranked among the top five schools on the list since it was first published in 2005.
U.S. News & World Report ranks Mt. Lebanon High School among the top 4 percent of high schools in the country.
For the 17th consecutive year, the district was named among the Best 100 Communities for Music Education in 2024 by the National Association of Music Merchants’ NAMM Foundation.
We have lots of ways to keep you in the loop
MyLebo.mtlebanon.org [2] is our virtual gateway to the community. You can register for LeboAlerts, where you can choose from a menu of email and text updates for weather cancellations, community events, traffic bulletins and a host of other topics. MyLebo also allows you to make municipal service requests, report missed trash pickups, appeal or pay traffic tickets, pay your real estate taxes and accomplish lots of other tasks.
You can also sign up for LeboEmergency, and receive texts about any life-threatening emergencies by texting Lebo to 99411.
Mt. Lebanon Magazine arrives in your mailbox 10 times a year, and we send out a biweekly email newsletter, the Seven Ten, which you can sign up for at our magazine website, lebomag.com [3].
About overnight parking
Overnight parking is prohibited on all Mt. Lebanon streets between 2 and 6 a.m. However, you can request special permission to park a vehicle on the street during the overnight hours by submitting a request online through MyLebo before 2 a.m. prior to parking the vehicle overnight. You are limited to 20 overnight parking requests per license plate, per year. If we receive more than one inch of snow, no one may park on the street for any reason, to safely allow plows to clear the roads.
Residents who do not have parking options on their property or within 1/10th of a mile may apply for special permits. Learn more at mtlebanon.org/parking [4].
You can get a tree
Mt. Lebanon maintains more than 10,000 trees in public spaces. Its forestry department consists of three employees and a tree nursery. Residents can request a tree from the nursery for $155. Call 412-343-3403 for details.
Planning a project?
If you’re planning some work on your house or yard, the Mt. Lebanon Inspection Office can answer your questions over the phone at 412-343-3408, or you can make an appointment to meet with an inspector.
On the first Wednesday of each month, the office reserves 30-minute slots to answer questions, provide information and clarify state and local codes to expedite the permit application process.
Provide your name, address of project, phone number, email and the project or topic you wish to discuss.
When it’s time for your appointment, check in at the kiosk in the municipal building, 710 Washington Road, and you’ll receive further instructions. If you would prefer to have your meeting over the phone, please let them know when you call to register. Cutoff for registration is 4 p.m. on the Friday before your meeting.
Want to help? We can help.
Mt. Lebanon has 11 boards and authorities that advise the Commission on subjects ranging from zoning, mobility, parks and recreation, civic engagement and library affairs, among others. We have opportunities for high school students to serve as junior commissioners and board members. mtlebanon.org/boards [5].
The recreation department is always looking for volunteers to coach basketball, hockey and soccer for kids in preschool through eighth grade.
Other opportunities include supervising middle school students at Club Lebo, a monthly social that includes sports, games, craft projects and dancing; support for special events, such as the Egg Hunt, July 4 community day celebration, Pumpkin Patch Parade and the Father/Son Campout; maintenance and cleaning projects, and summer camp volunteers, supervising kids in preschool through eighth grade.
The library [6] is also looking for volunteers to work in The Book Cellar, its used book store, and/or to help maintain the library’s gardens.
We’re pretty fun
Mt. Lebanon hosts several community events throughout the year. The recreation department has an egg hunt in the spring and a Halloween parade, as well as year-round exercise, arts and crafts and free music in the parks.
We have a skating rink and a swimming pool.
The last Friday of June, July and August, the municipality and the Mt. Lebanon Partnership present a free concert and street party on Washington Road. The Partnership also holds a farmers market on Saturday mornings between late May and late September, and the Mt. Lebanon Lions Club holds another market on Wednesday evenings from June through October.
Both the Washington and Beverly Road shopping districts feature a kickoff to the holiday season, Beverly Brite Nite and the Winter Market and Holiday Celebration.
Other good things to know
Ice and snow removal from sidewalks is the responsibility of the property owner. You can get all the rules and tips on our snow and ice [7] page.
You do not have to contact us for trash cans. You can use whatever cans you like for garbage, up to 14 bags worth and we have unlimited curbside recycling. Just place a sticker, which you can pick up in the lobby of the municipal building, 710 Washington Road, on whatever cans you’d like to use for recycling.
Our website, mtlebanon.org, has a newsflash section with quick notices of important things you need to know. For longer items, you can check out the trending section in the middle of the homepage.
Many times, roadwork is because of a utility repair, and we don’t always have the information because it’s under the utility’s control.
Our road construction [8] page lists current municipal roadwork, and also any utility work on the roads.