Map of Mahaffey borough

Mahaffey is a borough in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 329 at the 2020 census.

The community is served by U.S. Route 219.

Mahaffey borough overview:
Name:	Mahaffey borough
LSAD Code:	21
LSAD Description:	borough (suffix)
State:	Pennsylvania
County:	Clearfield County
Incorporated:	1889
Elevation:	1,320 ft (400 m)
Total Area:	0.44 sq mi (1.13 km²)
Land Area:	0.43 sq mi (1.11 km²)
Water Area:	0.01 sq mi (0.02 km²)
Total Population:	329
Population Density:	768.69/sq mi (296.72/km²)
ZIP code:	15757
Area code:	814
FIPS code:	4246568

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History

The borough was founded by Robert Mahaffey in 1841, at a point where Chest Creek flows into the West Branch Susquehanna River.

First called “Franklin”, the borough was incorporated in 1841. At the time it had a public school, four churches, a grist mill and a tannery.

Mahaffey was located at the junction of the New York Central & Hudson River Railroad and the Pennsylvania & Northwestern Railroad.

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Geography

Mahaffey is located in southwestern Clearfield County at 40°52′33″N 78°43′41″W / 40.875779°N 78.728108°W / 40.875779; -78.728108. U.S. Route 219 passes through the borough, leading northeast 11 miles (18 km) to Grampian and southwest 8 miles (13 km) to Burnside.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Mahaffey has a total area of 0.44 square miles (1.13 km), of which 0.43 square miles (1.11 km) is land and 0.008 square miles (0.02 km), or 1.92%, is water.