| Bulger | |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Pushpin Map: | USA Pennsylvania#USA |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the U.S. state of Pennsylvania |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Pennsylvania |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Washington |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 3.72 |
| Area Land Km2: | 3.72 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 379 |
| Population Density Km2: | 101.78 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Coordinates: | 40.3783°N -80.3278°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
| Postal Code: | 15019 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 42-10128 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.44 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.44 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 263.56 |
Bulger is a census-designated place in Smith Township, Pennsylvania. A suburb of Pittsburgh, Bulger's 2020 census population was 379 residents.
Bulger was a coal mining town and was the birthplace of football player Doug Russell. and home to Kyle Golik, a national football columnist and member of the Football Writers Association of America. Among the companies located in Bulger were the Pittsburgh Coal Company, the Bulger Block Coal Company, and the Verner Coal & Coke Company.
Bulger is on the pathway of the Panhandle Trail, which runs from the Weirton, West Virginia area to the Rennerdale, Pennsylvania area.
Bulger is bisected by Pennsylvania State Route 4009, itself acting as the Main Street. Pennsylvania Route 576 contains an exit which serves Bulger and nearby communities via Beech Hollow Road.[2]
Bulger's nearest airport is Pittsburgh International Airport, though general aviators also can use Allegheny County Airport.