Mahaffey Pennsylvania Map

About Mahaffey, Pennsylvania

Mahaffey is a locality in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 329. The population density is 296.8 people per km². Mahaffey is located at 40.8728°N, 78.7242°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Mahaffey is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 15757.

Mahaffey emerges from the verdant, uneven folds of the Allegheny Plateau where the persistent flow of Chest Creek defines the low-lying rhythm of the landscape. It lies 28.4 miles northeast of Indiana, PA (from Indiana, PA: bearing 52°T), and is situated 17.1 miles south of Du Bois. The air here holds a crisp, persistent weight, cooling rapidly as the sun retreats behind the distant, shadowed silhouettes of the Allegheny Mountains. Within the immediate basin, the topography remains defined by the rugged persistence of the plateau, offering a terrain where the earth rises and falls in measured, timber-thickened swells. At the center of this quiet expanse, Scout Community Park provides a modest clearing, a patch of managed green that serves as a terrestrial anchor amidst the surrounding dense, unyielding woodland.

Mahaffey carries the weathered character of a place built upon the labor of the earth, its foundations shaped by the coal and timber industries that once dictated the pulse of the region. The economy has long since shifted from those heavy, extractive roots, yet the quiet endurance of the local architecture—the sturdy brick and frame dwellings—reflects a history of industrious survival. Life moves with a deliberate, unhurried pace, far removed from the frantic sprawl of metropolitan centers, favoring the steady observation of changing seasons over the noise of rapid development. While the Punxsutawney Reservoir lies a short distance away, drawing those who seek the stillness of deeper waters, the daily existence in Mahaffey remains tied to the immediate, intimate geography of the creek and the dense, encompassing canopy of the Pennsylvania interior.

About This Mahaffey Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Mahaffey, Pennsylvania. Coordinates: 40.872841, -78.724196. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Mahaffey includes the ZIP code (15757), telephone area code (215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878), county seat of Clearfield County (Clearfield), and school district assignment (Purchase Line School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.