Vanderbilt is a borough in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States.

[3] The town is named for the railroad tycoon Cornelius Vanderbilt and is served by the Connellsville Area School District.

[4] According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.18 square miles (0.454 km2), all land.

27.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

Vanderbilt is the site of a mine fire, which, unlike the one in Centralia, Pennsylvania, has had comparably little impact on the borough.