With a population of more than 300,000 residents in the city area, and nearly 2.5 million in the surrounding metropolis, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania sits as the second largest city in the state, after Philadelphia. The downtown area is a hub for industry, and ranked twenty-fifth in the country for jobs inside of the urban core. Pittsburgh is a city of rivers and bridges, with its triangular shape created by the Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers, where they come together to form the Ohio River. There are currently 446 bridges in the city of Pittsburgh.

While the city was once known as the "Steel City", today it is known in several other economic sectors. Robotics, technology, healthcare, education and financial services now paint the business picture for the city. While the rest of the nation has seen the effects of the subprime mortgage crisis, Pittsburgh has experienced new growth and a job increase in recent years. There has even been an initiative to turn abandoned factories in town into new housing projects.

There are a hundred reasons why someone might want to make a new start in Pittsburgh, and ZipPittsburgh.com seeks to show you exactly how you can take advantage of all that this great city has to offer. In 2007, the prestigious Forbes Magazine named Pittsburgh as one of the top ten cleanest cities in the nation, and then in 2008 put the city as the thirteenth best city for young professionals in America. Though nothing can top the decision of the Places Rated Almanac to name Pittsburgh as the number one most liveable city in America in 2007. 2009 brought Pittsburgh the same honor by The Economist and placed them twenty-ninth in the whole world.

There really is no doubt about it, when it comes to the best places to live in America, there are few that measure as high as Pittsburgh. This fine city was even chosen to host the G-20 Summit in 2009. Whether you're moving into town to work for one of the eight Fortune 500 companies located in the city, or simply wish to spend your nights listening to the sweet sounds of the Pittsburgh Opera or the River City Brass Band, there is truly something for everyone in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.