Moshannon, Pennsylvania
Moshannon, Pennsylvania | |
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Intersection of PA Routes 144 and 53 | |
Map showing Centre County in Pennsylvania | |
Moshannon Location in Pennsylvania Moshannon Moshannon (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 41°1′55″N 78°0′18″W / 41.03194°N 78.00500°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Centre |
| Township | Snow Shoe |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.34 sq mi (0.87 km2) |
| • Land | 0.34 sq mi (0.87 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,531 ft (467 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 213 |
| • Density | 635.8/sq mi (245.49/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 16859 |
| FIPS code | 42-51240 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1181610 |
Moshannon is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Snow Shoe Township, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 281 residents. It is located 4 miles (6 km) northwest of Interstate 80 at the convergence of Pennsylvania Routes 53 and 144. Black Moshannon Creek, part of the West Branch Susquehanna River watershed, runs through a 200-foot-deep (60 m) valley half a mile (0.8 km) south of the town.
The community takes its name from Moshannon Creek, a Native American name purported to mean "moose stream".