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A complete filing guide.
Small claims court is where money disputes are resolved on simplified procedures, with a filing fee set by the court and a hearing before a judge.
Below: the claim limit, the court's filing fee, the courthouse with its hours and phone, the towns and ZIP codes this county covers, and how to file. Squabble prepares the paperwork and files it for you.
Small claims here are heard at more than one courthouse. The court matches a case to a location by address.
Tap a courthouse to see its details in the list below.
Not sure which courthouse? Use the court's official court locator to match your ZIP code to the correct location, or let Squabble identify it for you automatically. Hub courthouses can change; confirm before you file.
Allegheny County has 9 courthouses listed above; Allegheny County Magisterial District Court 05-2-31 is one of them. Allegheny County covers 144 ZIP codes, including the Allison Park, Bairdford and Bakerstown areas.
Residents of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, which has a population of 1,231,814, can file small claims cases through the Pennsylvania Magisterial District Court system, where the claim limit is $12,000. One location is the Jeffrey L. Herbst Magisterial District 05-2-07: Parkway Building in Monroeville, at 339 Old Haymaker Road Suite 1500, 15146, reachable at (412) 372-1125 and open Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM and closed Saturday and Sunday. Another is Magisterial District Court 05-2-36: Judge James J. Hanley, Jr. in Pittsburgh, at 4301 Murray Avenue, 15217, reachable at (412) 521-7782 and open Monday through Friday from 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM and closed Saturday and Sunday. A third, Allegheny County Magisterial District Court 05-2-31, sits at 5815 Bryant Street in Pittsburgh, 15206. The county includes communities such as Bethel Park, Carnegie, Coraopolis, Duquesne and Gibsonia, along with ZIP codes including 15017, 15025 and 15044. It lies near Washington County, Beaver County and Westmoreland County. Electronic filing is not available. Court information is posted at http://www.alleghenycourts.us/.
More than one location takes small claims here. The court matches a case to a location by address.
A case filed here usually comes from one of these communities:
Allison Park, Bairdford, Bakerstown, Bethel Park, Brackenridge, Braddock, Bradfordwoods, Bridgeville, Buena Vista, Bunola, Carnegie, Cheswick, Clairton, Coraopolis, Coulters, Creighton, Crescent, Cuddy, Curtisville, Dravosburg, Duquesne, East Mc Keesport, East Pittsburgh, Elizabeth, Gibsonia, Glassport, Glenshaw, Greenock, Harwick, Homestead, Imperial, Indianola, Ingomar, Leetsdale, Mc Donald, Mc Kees Rocks, Mckeesport, Monroeville, Morgan, Natrona Heights, North Versailles, Oakdale, Oakmont, Pitcairn, Pittsburgh, Presto, Rural Ridge, Russellton, Sewickley, South Park, Springdale, Sturgeon, Tarentum, Turtle Creek, Verona, Warrendale, West Elizabeth, West Mifflin, Wexford, Wildwood, Wilmerding.
Allegheny County is the 2nd most populous of Pennsylvania's 67 counties, with about 1,231,814 residents. Allegheny County Magisterial District Court 05-2-31, in Pittsburgh, is about 16 miles from the Washington County courthouse in Washington and 13 miles from the Beaver County courthouse in Beaver.
If the other side lives just over the county line, the case may belong next door:
Figures as of September 2026, from Squabble's own case records.
State law sets the rules on what the court can hear, serving the other side, filing deadlines, interest, the hearing and collecting a judgment.
Last checked August 2026. Verify current details with the court.
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