East Side, Pennsylvania

About East Side

Set in the northeastern part of Pennsylvania, East Side is a tiny community counting 255 people who proudly call it home.

Officially, East Side is a borough — a form of municipal government most common in the Northeast. The community covers 1.15 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 222 residents per square mile.

📰 East Side News Today

• Nine dead, including two children, after Erie shooting WGAL · Oct 10
• 'Horrific scene': 9 people dead, including 2 children in Erie shooting WTAE · Oct 10
• West Chester PA falls to NJ, is East Side Little League eliminated? PhillyBurbs · Aug 21
• ‘Difficult and heartbreaking’ — At least 5 dead after shooting on Erie’s East Side WJET/WFXP/YourErie.com · Oct 9
• East Side Little League of West Chester beats Delaware to punch ticket to 2026 Little League Baseball World Series CBS News · Aug 14

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest Pennsylvania headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes East Side Unique

• The only place in America named East Side — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in northeastern Pennsylvania, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Pennsylvania — one of 2,002 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 4 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in East Side

• IHOP — breakfast
• Antonio's Pizza & Hoagies — pizza
• Capone's Bar & Grill — american
• Feed Mill
• Jireh Pizzeria — pizza
• White Haven Family Diner — american

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in East Side

• Lehigh Gorge State Park · Nature reserve reviews ★
• State Game Lands Number 40 · Nature reserve reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

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Source: National Weather Service

🗺️ Map of East Side

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