Geography
North Versailles is located at 40°22′49″N 79°48′37″W / 40.38028°N 79.81028°W / 40.38028; -79.81028 (40.380219, -79.810178).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 8.3 square miles (21.5 km2), of which 8.1 square miles (21.0 km2) is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km2), or 1.93%, is water.
North Versailles is bordered by the Monongahela River to the west, Turtle Creek to the west and north, North Huntingdon and Westmoreland County to the east, and the city of McKeesport and the borough of White Oak to the south. The township surrounds East McKeesport, Wilmerding, and Wall.
The Lincoln Highway, US Route 30, traverses North Versailles and on its western border crosses the Turtle Creek valley via the George Westinghouse Bridge into East Pittsburgh.
Other highways in the township include PA 48 (Jack's Run Road/Mosside Boulevard—the Orange Belt) and PA 148 (Fifth Avenue Extension—the Yellow Belt). In addition to Routes 48 and 148, Greensburg Pike Section 2 and the East Pittsburgh McKeesport Boulevard provide access to the Tri Boro Expressway.
Topographic map of North Versailles and surrounding area
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