| Birmingham Borough | |
| Settlement Type: | Former Borough |
| Pushpin Map: | Pennsylvania |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Pennsylvania |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Pennsylvania |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Allegheny |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 1811 |
| Established Title1: | Incorporated (borough) |
| Established Date1: | 10 April 1826 |
| Founder: | Nathaniel Bedford |
| Extinct Title: | Dissolved |
| Extinct Date: | 1872 |
| Named For: | Birmingham, England |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Coordinates: | 40.429°N -79.987°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Birmingham was a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, on the South Side of what is now Pittsburgh. Incorporated in 1826 from St. Clair Township,[1] the borough comprised a section of the South Side Flats between what is now South 6th and South 17th Streets.
Birmingham was laid out in 1811 by Dr. Nathaniel Bedford, son-in-law of John Ormsby. Bedford named the settlement after his native city, Birmingham in England.[2]
Birmingham became flanked by the boroughs of South Pittsburgh (created 1848) on the west and East Birmingham (1849) on the east.[3] Those three and other nearby boroughs were merged into Pittsburgh in 1872.[1]
The namesake Birmingham Bridge is actually located at the former East Birmingham.