Welcome to Mattawana ...

Mattawana is located in Mifflin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mattawana, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1872.

Mattawana is 550 feet [168 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Mattawana is located in the (717) area code.

The ZIP code for Mattawana: 17054<3>

Communities Also Named Mattawana ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Mattawana - it's located in Alabama.

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

Communities near Mattawana ...

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

• Lewistown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown
  • Lewistown is located in Mifflin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,085 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewistown <4>
• Huntingdon
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntingdon
  • Huntingdon is located in Huntingdon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,879 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntingdon <4>
• Mount Union
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Union
  • Mount Union is located in Huntingdon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,312 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Union <4>
• Burnham
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnham have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnham
  • Burnham is located in Mifflin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,984 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burnham <4>
• Mifflintown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflintown
  • Mifflintown is located in Juniata County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 903 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mifflintown <4>
• Port Royal
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal
  • Port Royal is located in Juniata County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Royal <4>
• Mifflin
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
  • Mifflin is located in Juniata County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
• Juniata Terrace
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Juniata Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniata Terrace
  • Juniata Terrace is located in Mifflin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
• Petersburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
  • Petersburg is located in Huntingdon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 460 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petersburg <4>
• Mapleton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mapleton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
  • Mapleton is located in Huntingdon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people

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 Mattawana. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mattawana.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Mattawana. 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 Mattawana.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mattawana ...

Looking for more information about Mattawana? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Mattawana, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Mattawana.

Adding Mattawana to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mattawana 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 for Mattawana was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Mattawana post office opened in 1872.

We also found Mattawana in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mattawana.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mattawana. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Mifflin County: www.co.mifflin.pa.us/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/