Madera

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Madera

Total population

507

Median home value

$95,400

8.8%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$56,250

Madera$56k

National$74k

Elevation1339 m

Weather63°F · Light Rain Likely

Coordinates40.83°, -78.43°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Madera is an unincorporated community in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, United States. The community is located along Pennsylvania Route 53, 4.4 miles (7.1 km) west of Houtzdale. Madera has a post office with ZIP code 16661, which opened on January 31, 1861. It is located within the Moshannon Valley School District which was ranked number two among High Schools located within Clearfield County.

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Madera, PA from NOAA NWS API.

Schools

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Notable people from here

B

Bill Bishop

American baseball player (1900-1956)

B

Bud George

American politician

F

Frank Schwab

American football player (1898-1965)

I

Irving Kahal

American lyricist

Henry Howard Whitney

American general (1866-1949)

F

Frank McDermott

American-football player (1895-)

R

Richard Jones

American politician – Minnesota -Senate 1915-18 (District 58)

G

George Basarab

Person from Baltimore, Maryland

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Pennsylvania

• Brisbin
  4.2 mi away
• Glen Richey
  8.6 mi away
• Blandburg
  10.1 mi away · pop. 393
• Curwensville
  10.9 mi away · pop. 2,472
• Grazierville
  14.5 mi away
• Allport
  15.1 mi away · pop. 93
• Mahaffey
  15.8 mi away
• Birmingham
  17.6 mi away
• Glen Campbell
  20.9 mi away
• Carrolltown
  21.2 mi away · pop. 914
• Cherry Tree
  21.2 mi away
• Frenchville
  21.7 mi away

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Madera

First Baptist Church

Wayne Ellis · 1968

Censored 2014

Mickey Huff · 2013

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

American burnweed

Erechtites hieraciifolius

Seen 2026-09-17

swamp aster

Symphyotrichum puniceum

Seen 2026-09-17

common jewelweed

Impatiens capensis

Seen 2026-09-17

Monarch

Danaus plexippus

Seen 2026-09-16

white turtlehead

Chelone glabra

Seen 2026-09-16

common toadflax

Linaria vulgaris

Seen 2026-09-16

sweetfern

Comptonia peregrina

Seen 2026-09-16

Giant Leopard Moth

Hypercompe scribonia

Seen 2026-09-15

Greenhouse Millipede

Oxidus gracilis

Seen 2026-09-15

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).