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Welcome to Madera ...

Madera is located in Clearfield County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Madera, you might consider that their post office opened in 1861.

Madera is 1,330 feet [405 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Madera lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Madera: 814 & 582<3>

The ZIP code for Madera: 16661<4>

Communities Also Named Madera ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Madera - they are located in Alabama and California (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Madera.

Communities near Madera ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Madera.

  • Clearfield
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Tyrone
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Philipsburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Curwensville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Bellwood
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Patton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Hastings
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Osceola Mills
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Chester Hill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Chester Hill is located in Clearfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Hill
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 820 people
  • Irvona
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Madera. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Madera.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Madera. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Madera.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Madera. See our Newspapers Page for Madera.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Madera ...

Looking for more information about Madera? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Madera, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Madera.

Adding Madera to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Madera in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Madera was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Madera post office opened in 1861.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Madera.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Clearfield, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Madera - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 814 code has been Overlayed with the 582 area code. New phone numbers in the Madera area will be assigned with one of these codes: 814 or 582. As a result, placing a call in the Madera area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Madera). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Madera or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/